What do you mean? How does the text read (to you)?
Who was 1 Peter written to?
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turbosixx
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There is no how does it read "to me". I only know what it says.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
We only have God's word because of the Jews.
turbosixx
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I don't question that, but what's advantage #2?
My question is now how does the text (the book of Romans, the epistle or letter to the Romans written by Paul) answer this your question?
turbosixx
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I was hoping you knew, I don't see another advantage. The gospel is to them first but I don't see how that is an advantage because the gospel is for all and it has long since been delivered to them first.
Are you asking about Paul's words?
turbosixx
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Yes
1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2 Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
I don't see a second of all, I was hoping you could show me.
Paul does say "first of all".
turbosixx
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Yes, first they have the oracles of God, but is that it for the advantage of being a Jew?
Not only do they have them (the oracles of God, the word of God), but they were entrusted with them.
turbosixx
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Past tense.
Yes, God did entrust them with His word. It is not that they are no longer entrusted with them.
turbosixx
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It has now been revealed and everyone has it now.
Am I correct in assuming you place special significance on someone be a Jew physically?
Why not? Scripture reveals that God chose them as His own. But the verse we were looking at says an advantage of being a Jew.
turbosixx
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Chose them OT. NT Christians are God's chosen.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Who was 1 Peter written to?
turbosixx
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Christians
It was written to believers. There is no jew or gentile in Christ. Gentile there refers to non believers.
turbosixx
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Amen