6to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, 7of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.
To be specific, (clearly defined or identified). Gentiles are fellow heirs, members and partakers of the Promise!
Do you understand how radical this was for their time in history? Jews thought of themselves as the only blessed race on earth. It was "their" God! He favored them!
Gentiles couldn't be associated with because they were considered unclean (dirty). A Jew couldn't even share a meal with a Gentile for he was unclean (uncircumcised). Remember the Samaritan woman at the well? John 4
Or Paul withstanding Peter to his face? http://www.jesusalive.cc/ques302.htm
If this took place today in today's society Paul would be labeled "fake news"! In regards to today, I find it interesting that the people decrying fake news are themselves the perpetrators of the false stories!
But Paul wasn't lying or speaking falsely, he had an encounter with Jesus he would never forget.
He was blinded by the Light!
I'm not referring to a song here!
At that instant, salvation knocked on his door (heart). Paul became, after his maturity in Christ,
quote: "which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power".
Brethren, you are partakers in the Promise. How are you ministering to the lost and dying world?
Blessings, David
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