Christians Should Not Try to Separate Jews and Gentiles Again

Christians Should Not Try to Separate Jews and Gentiles Again

Christians should not separate Jews and Gentiles
“One flock, one shepherd” (Join 10:16)“one new people from the two groups” (Ephesians 2:15 NLT)

“Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death”—Ephesians 2:14-16 NLT

Some Christians still try to separate Jews and Gentiles. Is this what God wants? Let’s see what the scriptures have to say on the subject.

“In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile”—Galatians 3:26-28 NIV

The distinction between Jew and Gentile is thus removed by Jesus Christ. Among Christians, there should be no distinction.

“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” (Romans 10:4 HCSB) Christ is the end of the Law Covenant, which separated Jews and Gentiles.

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is strongly urged to enter it.” (Luke 16:16 HCSB) The Old Covenant was until John the Baptist. Every kind of person, not just Jews, can enter the kingdom of God now since the New Covenant was inaugurated.

“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” (John 10:16 HCSB) No longer would there be distinction between Jew and Gentile. No longer would they be separate, as they would become “one flock.”

“Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.'” (Acts 10:34-35 HCSB) Peter was helped to realize that in Christ, there is no longer any distinction between Jew and Gentile.

“But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises. For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said: ‘The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord. This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.’ By calling this covenant ‘new,’ he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.” (Hebrews 8:6-13 NIV) The New Covenant mediated by Jesus “replaced” the “old covenant” (2 Corinthians 3:11,14 NLT).

“The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.” (Hebrews 10:1 NIV) The Old Covenant was a shadow of the good things to come through Christ and the New Covenant. Christians need to interpret the Old Testament in light of the New Testament, and not the other way around. The New Testament interprets, fulfills, and completes the Old Testament.

“Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ‘” (Matthew 19:28 ESV) The twelve tribes of Israel represent all mankind.

“For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, ‘Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.” When he said above, ‘You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings’ (these are offered according to the law), then he added, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will.’ He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:1-10 ESV, emphasis added) It is impossible for the blood of animals to completely remove sins, which is the main deficiency of the “old covenant” (2 Corinthians 3:14), and the main reason why Jesus Christ and his sacrificial death under the “new covenant” (Hebrews 9:15are needed.

So does God view modern Gentile Christians and Christians of Jewish descent differently? Should we try to separate or differentiate between the two? According to the New Testament, absolutely not! Christians should not try to separate Jews and Gentiles again, as we have become “one flock” in the New Covenant mediated by the “one shepherd” Jesus Christ (John 10:16; Hebrews 9:15; Galatians 3:26-28).

2 thoughts on “Christians Should Not Try to Separate Jews and Gentiles Again

  1. Hey there, The topic is actually about “Covenant” not books of the bible. The Covenant with Israel unbreakable cause that would make the promise made by G-d to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob would be invalid. Jesus was an Orthodox Jew on the 1st centaury. His teachings are very similar to the Sages of Judaism. He wasn’t teaching differently, only misunderstood by Christians. Jewish writings are coded by codes and puzzles that needs to be understood in the light of Jewish teachings. Again the passage mentioned “I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts” is talking about Israel not Christians.

    1. Thank you for your interest in this subject. However, your thinking on this subject is not in agreement with the scriptures. The Old Law Covenant with Israel was “canceled” by “God”, “nailing it to the cross”, and he “made [Christians] alive with Christ” (Colossians 2:13-16 NIV), he “has made the two groups [Jews and Gentiles] one” (Ephesians 2:14 NIV), and the Old Law Covenant “has been replaced” (2 Corinthians 3:11 NLT) by the “new covenant”, and “Christ is the mediator” (Hebrews 9:15). Jesus said to Israel, “the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and be given to a people who are producing its fruit” (Matthew 21:43 NIV). Who is this “people producing its fruit”? “Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision [whether one is a fleshly Jew or not] means anything, what counts is the new creation. Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule–to the Israel of God” (Galatians 6:15,16 NIV). The “people producing [kingdom of God] fruit” is “the Israel of God”. “Here there is no Gentile or Jew” (Colossians 3:11 NIV).

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