“Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying,
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as on us at the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?” When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.””

‭‭Acts‬ ‭11:1-2, 15-18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/act.11.1-2,15-18.esv
All,
This stands out because the apostles and the brothers say, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.” “Repentance leads to life” seems to be a common theme in Acts. The world will tell people that there is nothing to repent for and they need to be free of the restraints that Christianity puts on people. Please pray that we and our friends care for ourselves and our friends enough to speak the truth in love so we can live the life God wants for us that comes from repentance. Please pray for the men considering CLC.