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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: they did not bother about the Law. Hence the Law does not justify, but faith
in Christ justifies.
How was it with Cornelius? Cornelius and his friends whom he had invited over
to his house, do nothing but sit and listen. Peter is doing the talking. They
just sit and do nothing. The Law is far removed from their thoughts. They
burn no sacrifices. They are not at all interested in circumcision. All they
do is to sit and listen to Peter. Suddenly the Holy Ghost enters their
hearts. His presence is unmistakable, "for they spoke with tongues and
magnified God."
Right here we have one more difference between the Law and the Gospel. The
Law does not bring on the Holy Ghost. The Gospel, however, brings on the gift
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