S – When they heard this they became silent. And they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has given repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles.” 

Act 11:18  CSB

O – Commentary:  

With Peter the saints recognized that the conversion of Gentiles was initiated by God and that they should not stand in His way. This response had two ensuing and significant results. First, it preserved the unity of the body of Christ, the church. Second, it drove a huge wedge between Church-Age believers and temple-worshipers in Jerusalem. Before this the common Jewish people looked on Christians with favor (cf. 2:47; 5:13, 26), but soon thereafter the Jews opposed the church.

 “Acts,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – As believers, we should strive for unity even though we still will have differences.    The enemy will constantly want to bring division.  We must learn how to stay in unity even when we are in disagreement.  We can agree on Jesus and salvation comes through Him.  It is one thing that has not changed since His resurrection.

R – Lord, help me to remain in unity with those who believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.  Help me to allow their difference from me to be something that doesn’t keep me from us being in agreement that Jesus is the only way to heaven.