Jesus Christ and Paul

[Dave T]

Thank you Les Feldick.

http://www.lesfeldick.org/lesbk72.html

Romans 15:8

"Now I say that Jesus Christ was (What?) a minister (a sent one) of the circumcision (Israel) for the truth of God, to confirm (or to bring to fruition, or to fulfill) the promises made unto the fathers:" Now that was the purpose of Christ’s ministry in coming to the Nation of Israel at His first advent.

All right, now back here at Colossians, Paul, too, is a sent one - not to Israel, but to the Gentile world.  That’s what I want folks to see.  You don't just jumble this all up together.  Christ had His ministry to Israel.  This man’s ministry is to the non-Jewish world.    All right, so he says in verse 23.

Colossians 1:23b

"whereof I, Paul am made a minister;" By whom?  By the ascended Christ.  He’s the one that designated him.  He’s the one who spoke to Ananias back there in Acts chapter 9, and what did He tell him?  Don’t be afraid of him, Ananias, I’m going to send this man far hence to the Gentiles.  So, that’s been the name of the game since it started.  All right, now verse 24.

[Dave T]

Ephisians 2: 11 - 13 (YLT)
11 Wherefore, remember, that ye [were] once the nations in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands,
12 that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;
13 and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,