JEW AND GENTILE ON SAME LEVEL!
DICK WARE, Pastor
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Scripture: Romans 10:12; 11:32; Ephesians 2:16,17
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Jew and Gentile on "the same level" is something
unique to this program of Grace and to the writings of the Apostle Paul. This
is not true of God's prophetic program. Nor, will you find Jew and Gentile on
the same level from Genesis 12 (with the calling apart of Abraham) all the way
through the book of Acts. Once you start in the book of Hebrews all the way
through the book of Revelation, you will not find the Jew and the Gentile on
"the same level." It's only in the thirteen books that begin with the
first word "Paul" that you find this is the case.
Before we look at the later chapters in the book of
Romans, let's look at the earlier ones. First God establishes the fact that the
Jew and Gentile are on "the same level" as to both being lost (3:9).
"For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the
Glory of God" (Rom. 3:22b, 23). In Romans 5, God's justification is for
"the ungodly," "the sinner," and even "the enemy of
God" (5:6, 8,10). In this "program of Grace" committed to the
Apostle Paul, there is no difference between who is lost, and between who can
be saved (Rom. 10:12; 11:32)!
As we come to Ephesians chapter 2, we are dealing with two
different Divine programs, two different groups of people, and with God's New
Creation, The Body of Christ. First, there is the TIME PAST (God's past
program) in which the Gentiles were separate from God's chosen people, the
nation of Israel (vrs. 11, 12). As Israel rejected 'The God of Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob (Acts 3:13), the Gentiles stood: alienated from Israel's blessings,
covenants, and promises. We were said to be without HOPE and without GOD in the
world! "BUT NOW -- both Jew and Gentile are "ONE NEW MAN" in
"ONE BODY" (Eph. 2:13-17)! Today, Jew and Gentile are on "THE
SAME LEVEL" when it comes to: who is lost; who can be saved; and who are
the members of the Body of Christ!
The One True God - YESHUA
(Jesus)
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