Was Paul writing mainly to Gentile believers or to Jewish believers?
Paul writes primarily to believers who are predominantly Gentile. Jews are certainly eligible for this salvation, and many Jews are coming to know the Lord, but the context emphasizes that God is predominantly dealing with the Gentile. This same pattern applies to the church at Rome and believers today.
Les explains that Paul always writes to the believer who are predominantly Gentile. He clarifies “predominantly” because Jews are certainly eligible for this salvation and many Jews are coming to know the Lord, yet it is predominantly God dealing with the Gentile. This applies to the church at Rome as well as to believers today. In Romans 3:20 Paul writes that by the deeds of the law no flesh shall be justified, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Verse 21 then presents that even though the law could not do a thing to bring someone into salvation, there is something that does.