How did the Jews in the Corinthian church come to faith?
God opened the hearts and eyes of Jews in the Corinthian assembly to the gospel of grace. They came out of Judaism and became believers in the Corinthian church. They were Jews who had received this divine opening, turning from Judaism to faith in the grace message.
Les explains that the Corinthian church included Jews, not just pagan Corinthians. These Jews were people whom God had opened their heart and eyes to the gospel of grace, and they had come out of Judaism to become believers in the assembly. The context also notes Paul’s background: as Saul of Tarsus, he was taught at the feet of a famous rabbi, was saved by grace on the road to Damascus, and received revelations that the law, circumcision, temple, and animal sacrifices were set aside. This created a block between him and Jewish people, who thought he was nuts, but these Jews in Corinth had been divinely opened to the grace message.