In God’s covenant with Abraham, He promised Abraham’s seed would create a great nation, and then spread throughout the world. Here is the problem, IMHO, the Hebrews then Jews had succumbed to ethnocentrism, setting themselves above everyone else, When the Christ showed up, the Jewish leadership tried to kill His worldwide message. The id…
In God’s covenant with Abraham, He promised Abraham’s seed would create a great nation, and then spread throughout the world. Here is the problem, IMHO, the Hebrews then Jews had succumbed to ethnocentrism, setting themselves above everyone else, When the Christ showed up, the Jewish leadership tried to kill His worldwide message. The idea that everyone was welcome into God’s Kingdom was an anathema to the Jews. They really missed out as Christianity overwhelmed them. Even today, the Orthodox view that they are superior to the “Gentiles” still hurts God’s plan, His Covenant with Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
In God’s covenant with Abraham, He promised Abraham’s seed would create a great nation, and then spread throughout the world. Here is the problem, IMHO, the Hebrews then Jews had succumbed to ethnocentrism, setting themselves above everyone else, When the Christ showed up, the Jewish leadership tried to kill His worldwide message. The idea that everyone was welcome into God’s Kingdom was an anathema to the Jews. They really missed out as Christianity overwhelmed them. Even today, the Orthodox view that they are superior to the “Gentiles” still hurts God’s plan, His Covenant with Abraham, Moses and Jesus.