"So what difference does it make who's a Jew and who isn't, who has been trained in God's ways and who hasn't? As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. First, there's the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God's revelation, these Holy Scriptures." (Romans 3:1-2)
The Life Application Commentary tells us being a Jew and being circumcised did have meaning, but only as part of God's total plan. It is like the old radio program says, "But now hear is the rest of the story." The Jews were entrusted with the very words of God. What a privilege wouldn't you say? What a responsibility too, and one Paul took very seriously.
The Jewish nations were given the honor of recording God's Word, writing down for posterity and recording it truthfully and with love. The Word being all about Jesus and the salvation He would be bringing to the world. Anyone, Jew or Gentile, who rejects the Word of God doesn't change the fact that the Word of God is true. I might not believe it, but it is still true.
The rest of the story is Jesus.
Read the Romans 3:1-8 text here. Listen to the text here.
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