In Romans, how does God deal with us as Gentiles?
In Romans, God deals with Gentiles not under the Mosaic system but under grace. This is a new revelation in Paul's epistles, teaching doctrines that were in God's mind from day one but kept secret. It is distinct from Israel's covenant ground and Mosaic system.
Les explains that when you get into the book of Romans, you see how God is now dealing with Gentiles—not under the Mosaic system, but under grace. He notes that Paul's epistles are coming and will be taught verse by verse. Before God revealed these new doctrines and teachings, they had been in His mind from day one but kept secret. This contrasts with Israel, who were addressed first under covenant ground: Peter rested on the Abrahamic, Davidic, Palestinian, and Mosaic covenants when he said, 'Unto you first, the nation of Israel.'