Many people find the Bible a mysterious book to understand. They say it is confusing or contradictory from one verse to another. When relating to the history or customs of the people mentioned in the Bible, it can seem difficult. For instance, in one passage of Scripture God instructed the Hebrews to not eat pigs. That seems to make no sense since most of us do eat pork. However, in those days God was protecting them from catching trichinosis that resided in the meat of swine.
One of the greatest mysteries was rejection of the Hebrews. God created the Jewish race from Abraham and Sarah promising them that they would have as many descendants as they were stars in the heaven. All through the Old Testament he sought their obedience and worship. It would seem that God turned his back on them. In the same way he created the race of Jews, Jesus also created the church. However, the church could not just consist of Jews. We turn to the Scriptures like John 3:16 in which God speaks of his love for everyone. When Jesus walked this earth, he rejected the religion of the Pharisees because of the distortion they made of what God intended in the beginning. (Romans 11:25)
Because of God’s love and its mystery, he made it possible that everyone could come into his family. As far as the Jews were concerned at the time of Jesus, a person was either a Jew or Gentile. As far as God was concerned, all of them needed his redemption through Jesus. It was his effort and plan that both Jew and Gentile would be members of the church that Jesus created. Multiple scriptures talk about God not discriminating. Later in the unveiling of other scriptures, the church became God’s assignment for evangelistic effort because the Jews failed to do that. This means that anyone who accepts Christ as Savior is a spiritual Jew. (1 Corinthians 12:13)
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