Subject: Salvation for the Gentiles |
Bible Note: Dear Brad I'm terribly sorry for my mistake, please excuse me. I was under the impression that the question was about Jews being saved, in some way before Jesus. But now I see the whole question was about, the Few Righteous people throughout the Bible like Abram. But wasn't he a non Circumcised Gentile at the time he was declared Righteous by God.? Your using (Rom.4) as your source, where the name is Abraham, in an account after the fact, take a look in the old Test. Gen 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Were not all of the others such a Able, Enoch, Noah weren't they also of the Uncircumcision, (Gentiles). Then the rest, those that were in the loins of "Abraham". These are the ones that we can call Jews. Heb 11:12,13 12) Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13) These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They died in faith of the promises to come, not having received them. But not in the Faith that is of Salvation. Blessings YenIsaRap |