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1 | Salvation for the Gentiles | Bible general Archive 4 | Val | 219632 | ||
God from the beginning offered salvation to the gentiles. We see this in the third chapter of Genesis. Abel was righteous, Cain was not. As time went on all mankind became exceedingly wicked except for Noah found in Genesis the sixth chapter. Thus the flood came and mankind began again with Noah and his three sons. Salvation means believing God. In the old testament people were saved by looking forward to the birth of Christ. In the present people are saved by looking back to the cross. Mankind has always had an opportunity to believe in the one true God. In the new testament we see the first gentile convert is Cornelius. You can find this in the book of Acts. Before that time people became what we call proselytes to the Jewish faith in Jehovah God. Christ broke down that dividing wall. | ||||||
2 | Who are GOD's chosen people? | Bible general Archive 4 | coltonjunior | 219650 | ||
So, Adam and Eve were Gentiles, and all lineages up to Abraham were Gentiles as well? I'm asking. So everyone was GOD's chosen people, not just the Jews? |
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3 | Who are GOD's chosen people? | Bible general Archive 4 | BMyers | 219652 | ||
Abram was father of the Jewish nation, not because of where he was born or who his parents were. Abram was chosen by God to start the Jewish nation. His decedents belong to the Jewish nation, not because of anything they did, but because they were born Jewish. A Gentile can be defined three ways according to Webster: 1) a person of non-Jewish nation 2) heathen or person of non-Jewish faith 3) a non-Mormon. Since anyone born prior to Abram could not be of the Jewish nation, that would make them Gentile. The question I have, how are you defining people? If you are talking about the human race, yes God’s original plan was communion with us and chose the human race (not cats, dogs, cows, etc.) to share in His image. If you are talking about all of the ‘people’ being the chosen nation, I would have to disagree, the Jewish nation (people) are the chosen 'people', not because of anything they did, but because God chose them. Yet, anyone that has accepted Christ as Lord has been grafted into that vine and failure to accept Christ can keep you from salvation, regardless of nationality or genealogy. I don’t know if I made it any clearer or confused it more…. Brad |
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4 | Who are GOD's chosen people? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 219654 | ||
Well answered, Brad. (cf Ephesians 1:4) | ||||||