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RLJ-2007
-- MARCH 23, 2025
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THE EARLY CHURCH
Part 11: A Radical Change |
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The covenant with Abraham and his descendants
included a provision for Gentiles; however, the view of rabbinic
Judaism concerning Gentiles was not favorable since the distilled
hatred and discrimination of the Talmud viewed them as animals with
no soul. The apostolic leadership was raised with this insidious
doctrine and the fact that a Moabite woman was in the lineage of
King David and the Messiah was overlooked. It was the Talmud which
forbade Jews from mingling with Gentiles and the great commission
was largely ignored because the early church did not see any value
in them. It took divine intervention with a Roman centurion to open
the eyes of the apostles to the truth that God loves the Gentiles as
well and Jesus died on the cross for everyone. This fact established
a radical change within the early church and it transformed from
being exclusively Jewish to a church that represented all nations. |
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