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Roman Converts

Why are there so many references to Jews and the Jewish faith in Paul’s letter to the Romans? Because most Grace Believers in Rome were or used to be Gentiles who had converted to Judaism, so they already knew about the God of the Bible, but did not know about His new plan for salvation which was based on justification through faith without the works of the law. Romans 10:4 KJBFor Christ is the…

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Persecution is the mother of proselytes

In proclaiming the equality of all men in this life, the Buddhists, as we have seen, came into direct collision with the orthodox creed of India, long carried out into practice in the institution of castes—a collision that was embittered by the abhorrence the Buddhists displayed for any distinction between the clergy and laity. To be a Brahmin a man must be born one, but a Buddhist priest might voluntarily come from any rank—from the very dregs of society. In the former system marriage was absolutely Contest between the Brahmans and Buddhists. essential to the ecclesiastical caste; in the latter it was not, for the priestly ranks could be recruited without it. And hence there followed a most important advantage, that celibacy and chastity might be extolled as the greatest of all the virtues. The experience of Europe, as well as of Asia, has shown how powerful is the control obtained by the hierarchy in that way. In India there was, therefore, no other course for the orthodox than to meet the danger with bloody persecutions, and in the end, the Buddhists, expelled from their native seats, were scattered throughout Eastern Asia. Persecution is the mother of proselytes.   [68]

History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) by Draperhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31345

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Paul's Ministry...

Paul’s Ministry…

… did not occur in a vacuum, as he encountered both Jews their converts, as well as Gentiles, so his ministry cannot be classified as sterile either. His audiences were mixed as they would’ve inevitably been if he were alive today, thus he would’ve encountered Muslims, Jews, mainline denominationalists, Catholics, New Agers, Atheists, etc in today’s world and probably would’ve written about them…

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Hope

Quote: The Greeks had hope, the Ephesians had no hope without God in the world. Unquote. The Greeks in question here are these people: Acts 13:14,16But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. Which…

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It's All Greek to Me...

It’s All Greek to Me…

Confused much? Lie #1: Cornelius was not an example of a Greek because he was a Roman centurion, an Italian. Saying Cornelius was an example of a Greek is adding one’s own opinion to scripture. Lie #2: Greeks were not the only Gentiles who proselyted prior to Acts 2 who met the criteria of those blessed in accordance with Israel’s covenant promises. There were also proselytes from other…

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The Gentiles in Early Christian Writings were Greek Proselytes

The Gentiles in Early Christian Writings were Greek Proselytes

  The Gentiles spoken of in Early Christian writings were likely righteous Greek Proselytes:

Acts 13:42-48 “And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath (43) Now when the Synagoge was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to…

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