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Thoughts Cornelius In Acts 10, we are introduced to Cornelius, a Roman centurion, an officer in the Roman army. This was not a typical Roman, though. He was a devout believer in the God of the Jews, even though, being a Gentile, the average Jew would have very little to do with him. As a matter of fact, most Jews would have a strong dislike, or even hate him. After all, Rome was an occupying force in Israel, and they treated the Jews with disdain. But Cornelius was what the Jews of the time called a God-fearer, a Gentile who loved the God of Israel, but who did not become Jews in how they lived their lives or in circumcision. Jews came to respect them, but they could not fully embrace them because they were Gentiles, and had not become Jewish converts. Now, we know that God loved and heard Cornelius' prayers, because God gave him a vision of an angel while he is in prayer, with a message telling him to send some men to Joppa to bring Peter to speak to him. Peter And the next day, while Peter