When did God change from dealing with Jew only to something different?
God changed from dealing with Jew only to something different in Acts chapter 9. From Abraham in Genesis 12 onward, it had been Jew only, with a few exceptions. Then suddenly in Acts 9, God said He would do something different, described as a fork in the road.
Les teaches that ever since Abraham in Genesis 12, God had been dealing with Jew only, with a few exceptions. But then in Acts chapter 9, God said He was going to do something different, likened to a fork in the road. At that point, the gospel of the uncircumcision, meaning Gentiles, was committed to Paul, while the gospel of the circumcision, or the Jew, was committed to Peter. This shift introduced truths previously hidden, such as the rapture of the church and justification by simple faith in the gospel, which were secrets held in the mind of God and unknown to Israel or the Gentile world.
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When did God's program change from Jew only to also including Gentiles, and what was the program before that?
The recognition of two distinct gospels was a fork in the road: from Abraham in Genesis 12 onward God's program had been Jew only with a few exceptions, and then suddenly in Acts chapter 9 God says He is going to do something different.
When did God begin a different program that included Gentiles?
From Abraham in Genesis 12 until Acts 9, God's program was 'Jew only' with a few exceptions, and then in Acts chapter 9 God began to do something different.
Was God only dealing with Jews from Genesis 12 until Acts?
From Genesis 12, the call of Abram, until well into Acts, God's dealings were predominantly with Jews only.