Bible Question:
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? |
Bible Answer: 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 |