Posted on 01/11/2026 12:14:59 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
- Acts 10:34
The Jewish members of the young church could have known that God's covenant promise is for all peoples, for it was already in the old dispensation that the Lord had promised His grace to the entire world. The prophet Joel, for example, predicts: "it shall come to pass that all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered" (Joel 2:32). And Matthew reminds his readers of another Old Testament prophecy, when he quotes Isaiah, who speaks thus of the coming Messiah: "He shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles … and in His name will the Gentiles hope" (Matthew 12:18, 21).
With the incarnation of Jesus Christ the gospel of salvation to all mankind becomes more pronounced. Even as infant Jesus is called by Simeon "a light for revelation to the Gentiles" (Luke 2:32). When He heals the paralyzed servant of the centurion of Capernaum, Jesus Christ notes that this foreigner's faith is stronger than that of any in Israel, and He reminds His audience that "many will come from east and west and sit at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 8:11). The Lord also proclaims that He has "other sheep, that are not of this fold" (John 10:16, 19). Before His ascension Jesus charges also His disciples to bear testimony to the Gentiles (Matthew 10:18), and to "make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19).
The proclamation of the gospel of grace to all peoples without discrimination is a command of Jesus Christ.
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If I were a respecter of persons, I would reward those who are nice to me and punish those who are not. Love for love and hate for hate. It’s the easy thing to do because that’s what everyone else does.
A lot of liberal women hate themselves.
Especially if they happen to be white.
True.
God loves the sinners but not the sin. It’s more difficult for us to do naturally. It is only with the Holy Spirit in us can we do as God wants us to do.
Deuteronomy 14:2
2 for you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.
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