God intervenes in the lives of us who believe in Jesus. Until the dispensation of His grace, we, who were not Jews, could not enter into the covenants given to Abraham. Through Jesus we are adopted into His Body…
Matthew 10:5-7 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
Acts 2:36-40 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Acts 4:10-12 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 9:15-16 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”
God loves the world that He created and made a way, where there was no way, for all of us to enter into eternal life with Him. The gift of salvation without works was revealed to Paul. His life’s work was to reveal this mystery hidden to the all who would believe.
Acts 10:11-16 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 13 And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” 15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.” 16 This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again.
God revealed to Peter that it was His plan that in Jesus the world could be saved. In Him alone all of humankind is invited to partake of this mystery hidden from the beginning of time. It was hard for Peter to accept that, not only Israel, but the rest of humanity could be saved.
Acts 10:34-36 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—
Acts 11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’
We are only saved by our faith in Jesus Christ. In Him God fulfilled His promise to Abraham that in him the world would be blessed.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
Only faith in the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus, all God and all man, are we saved. He died for our sins and reconciled us to the Father. He is the only way to Him.
Law and grace do not mix. It is in the unmerited and undeserved grace of God, His gift, that we are saved. Carla
Paul’s gospel to the Corinthians centered on the physical death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God who became human yet never sinned (Galatians 1:6–10). Paul had started the Corinthian church; the gospel that the Corinthians had originally received came from him. Paul did not originate the proclamation of Jesus that he delivered to the Corinthians; he simply gave the Corinthians what he himself had received. He viewed himself as a link in a long chain of witnesses to the truth of the death and resurrection of Christ. Christ died for our sins. Christ’s death dealt decisively with our sins. He suffered in our place to endure the just wrath of God against us.
Christ lived and died in accordance with the prophecies about Him in the Old Testament (Psalms 16:10; Isaiah 53:8–10). The Resurrection verifies the fact that Christ’s death paid the full price for sin. The Greek term translated rose here is in the perfect tense, emphasizing the ongoing effects of this historical event. Christ is a risen Savior today. The NKJV Study Bible
In the following verses, Paul gives a brief sketch of the gospel he preached. Believers experience salvation in part now (in the sense of beginning their relationship with Christ without the burden of sin standing between them and God), but this salvation will be complete when Christ returns and they are unified with God for eternity. Paul emphasizes the continuity of his message with the early church’s teaching. Faithlife Study Bible
Acts 26:22–23 Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come—that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”
Acts 2:24–32 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. For David says concerning Him:‘I foresaw the LORD always before my face,For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken…
Psalm 16:8–11
I have set the LORD always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope…
Hosea 6:2
After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
…through the coming of the Messiah, believers from all nations are now invited into God's family (Matthew 28:19)! First5
The teaching of rabbi Jesus is simple: Love God. Love neighbor. Love self. Love period...
In order to live a moral life, a good life we must commit to a life of love that means seeing all the things. See your neighbor suffering and do something about it. See a stranger laboring under a heavy load and help out. See lies spoken and shared in social media and call foul. Friend, you are the only one standing where you stand, seeing what you see, with your vantage point, your story. Sabbath Moments
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