𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.
Romans 9:25
"As he said also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved."
Romans 9:26
"And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God."
From the books of the old testament/covenant (Genesis to Malachi), we see that the promise of the seed was put in custody or rather given to Abraham and then to Isaac all the way to the arrival of Jesus.
From the fall of Adam, the will of God has always been to save has always been to save the whole of Mankind but the many people in Israel, from the Arrival, Death and Resurrection of Jesus, to the missions of the Apostles and Saints, till date refuse to believe this.
These people, Judaism in particular, believe that their saviour is yet to arrive. Also, their "Saviour" is only meant to deliver and exalt them alone.
Apostle Paul gives a little clue about it in his Epistle to the Romans.
Romans 9:30
"What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith."
Romans 9:31
"But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness."
Romans 9:32
"Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;"
Apostle Paul here revealed that the Israelites, a ratio of the people itself, were yet to embrace the finished work of Christ which is "Righteousness by Faith". These people were still chasing righteousness by works.
Let's look further into it 👇
Romans 10:2
"For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."
Romans 10:3
"For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God."
Romans 10:4
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes."
Romans 10:5
"For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which does those things shall live by them."
These people had zeal but lacked knowledge.
They refused to adhere to God's righteousness. These people refused to know how to get right with God. Look at another translation 👇
(God's word)
Romans 10:3
"They have not known the way in which God puts people right with himself, and instead, they have tried to set up their own way; and so they did not submit themselves to God's way of putting people right."
Let's go further into this context 👇
(God's word)
Romans 10:4
"For Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God."
Romans 10:5
"Moses wrote this about being put right with God by obeying the Law: “Whoever obeys the commands of the Law will live.”
Everyone who believes in Christ is put right with God! Hence, a part of the people of Israel refused to believe or adhere to this. Remember, the Law of Moses that they followed, and still follow till today was strictly for the Jews.
Christ then ended the Law by his death and resurrection 👇
Romans 10:4
"For Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God."
The Gospel is for everyone. Every single person you can name or think of.
The Gospel is for that drunkard, that prostitute, that terrorist. The Gospel is for that murderer, for that rapist, or Agbero.
Many churches today has distorted the Gospel, making it like it is attainable by works but no. A very big NO!
Salvation, Eternal Life and everything the Gospel has to offer is obtained when anyone, of any kind, of any race, of any character, of any past decides to embrace and put their Faith in Christ Jesus.
#GoodnewsDaily
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