Subject: Jesus , the Messiah - Yeshua ha Mashiach |
Bible Note: Dear John, Well said! Galatians is all about just this very point! There are no classes in Christianity. A Jewish Christian has no merit to grace than does a Gentile Christian, nor does a Gentile Christian have any less merit to grace than does a Jewish Christian. Indeed, grace isn't a matter of merit at all. (Notwithstanding the efforts of our forum friends who want to make salvation possible other than through Christ alone!) Paul was rightly offended by this idea. The Jews had abandoned the faith based righteousness of Abraham, for a works based righteousness. A complete failure! So why in the world would they want to take the grace out of the gospel and load folks up with the old failed practices of the Jews? But that was what they tried to do. There is something deep within our fallen nature that wants to try to meet God half-way in our salvation. "Upon Your own finished work (John 19:30) I now cast myself. 'Save, Lord and I shall be saved!' Before this stupendous truth, let all creature merit sink, let all human glory pale, let all man's boasting vanish, and Jesus be all in all." --Octavius Winslow In Him, Doc |