“He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.””
Acts 10:43 (NLT)
Peter is closing his message right before Holy Spirit falls on everyone in the room, so I don’t want us to rush past it. He reminds them that Jesus wasn’t just a miracle worker they’d heard rumors about—he was anointed with Holy Spirit and power, then God was with him in everything he did.
Then Peter says what they didn’t yet understand: Jesus was killed, but God raised him on the third day. God didn’t put the resurrected Jesus on display for the general public. He let him appear to witnesses chosen in advance—the ones who ate and drank with him after he rose. That “ate and drank” phrase comes from the word sumpino—this refers to being refreshed by after-dinner wine with your guests. Jesus celebrated with the original disciples, and he still longs to celebrate with his disciples today.
Here’s the key: the prophets throughout the Old Testament testified that everyone who believes in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name. That could be translated as complete cancellation of sins. Isaiah 53:11 says, “my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.” Our world knows cancel culture, but today we need cancel faith—a faith that Jesus’ sacrifice truly cancels sin in our past and future.
When you believe that, you live like it. Unspeakable joy floods your life. You stop treating the good news like a cup of water you’re used to, and you taste it like sumpino—a celebration that refreshes you and makes you want to pull up another chair. So let’s have canceling faith today—confess Jesus as Lord and tell someone the forgiveness in his name is real.