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No More Jew or Gentile in Christ! 

Christ brought humanity together, so why do some Christians still make a distinction?



Nab B. July 27, 2021



"And other sheep [Gentiles] I have, which are not of this fold [Israel]; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." (John 10:16)




Certain beliefs today could hinder seekers from finding the truth of God free from any bias or man’s opinion!



One of these unscriptural teachings still alive and kicking is the belief that there is a difference (or a division) between Jews and Gentiles.



Many Christians teach that Jews and Christians are two separate groups of people, separated covenantally and doctrinally! It sounds strange and not what Christ have taught!



Also, Jehovah's Witnesses separate people into two classes. One is an earthly class to live on earth; and another is a heavenly class to go to heaven. One group is said to be the New Covenant, while the other is not.



This also is strange and unscriptural!



Whether it is Jews or Gentiles, earthly or heavenly, these teachings are not of God and were never taught by Christ and His apostles.




No Division in Christ


Jesus never taught this. His apostles fought against it. It was the Judaizers who wanted to divide the Church.



Today, some seem to be doing the same in the Church. Strange doctrines and certain Bibles were published with scores of footnotes and extra studies teaching that today's Israel is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. Such deception entered the church to make Christians believe that some people are more special than others! 



Even before His death, Jesus said he would bring all people into one fold, did he not? 



Just listen to what he said in John 10:16:







Ethnicity, bloodline, race, status, or gender do not matter anymore in Christ. If it did, it would be fleshly thinking which all true believers should strongly reject. We are ONE in the body of Christ. 



"For by ONE SPIRIT are we ALL baptized into ONE BODY, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into ONE SPIRIT." (1 Cor 12:13)



The passage in Ephesians 2:11-22 shatters any two-group system in the ONE "Body of Christ"! I quote it here so you can see for yourself that any division is not from God. Read it carefully:



“Remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh. That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world. 


"But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 


"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. 


"For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God.” (Ephesians 2:11-19)



Other passages in case the above is not enough:


"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." (Gal 3:28)


"Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also." (Rom 3:29)


If God "God shows no partiality", how is it that some are deceived in this despite God's clear truth as found in the scriptures? (Acts 10:34)



By the spirit of God, test any teaching and doctrine. Dig deeper into the scriptures to avoid being easily deceived by "false teachers" and "doctrines of men" which lead to division and confusion.





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