Grace, Love and Peace to each and everyone in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Memory Verse
Ephesians 3:4 - 5
By reading this you are able to understand my insight about the mystery of the Messiah. 5 This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:
Ephesians 3:6-7
The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of His power.
Paul explains the mystery that was revealed to him by God which was not revealed to Prophets and other people in other generations.
Paul says the mystery is about the Gospel.
What did the Gospel do?
What is the depth of the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross?
We need to understand that people were never treated equally.
There was differences among the Jewish people
Ammonites
Ben-ammi, who was the son of Lot, Lot's younger daughter
Genesis 19:38 The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
Who were the Moabites? In the Bible, the Moabites are said to have descended from Moab, the son of Lot and his oldest daughter (Genesis 19:37)
In the Bible, the Edomites are the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s twin and Isaac’s oldest son (Genesis 36).
Samaritans
Israelites who married Assyrians were called as Samaritans
They were half-Jews and half-Gentiles.
Deuteronomy 23:3
No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, not even in the tenth generation.
There was a clear distinction that people were not allowed.
The mystery of the Gospel is The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of His power.
Gentiles are also Co-heirs.
Galatians 3:27-29
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ like a garment. 28 There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.
Noe because of the gospel we are all same body and partners of the promise in Christ Jesus.
7 Promises of Christ Jesus
1. Life - Eternal Life
2. Acceptance
3. Reward
4. Revelation
5. Friendship with God
6. Joy
7. Trials