Romans 3:29-31 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:… But, clearly, such a gospel as this was not meant for one or two men, or for a company of men, or for a favourite nation, or for a race. "Is He the God of the Jews only?" was St. Paul's indignant question, addressed to those who would have limited His favours down to a single people. Like the natural sun in the heavens, the Incarnate Son of Righteousness is the property — we may dare to use the word — He is the property of all the members of the human family. All have a right to the light and to the warmth which radiate from His sacred person and from His redeeming Cross; and this explains St. Paul's sense of the justice of proclaiming the good news of the reconciliation of earth and heaven by faith in Christ to all members of the human family. Every man, as such, has a right to his share in the gospel, just as every man has a right to air, and to water, and to freedom, and at least to sufficient food to preserve bodily life; and not to preach the gospel, and treat it as if it were the luxury of a small clique like any one of the old philosophies, like a rare book in a library, like a family portrait, was to offend against the sense of natural justice. (Canon Liddon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:WEB: Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, |
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