“If the Jews weren’t provoked to jealousy and didn’t reject God, would the Gentiles have received salvation?<\/a>” I was reading Luke 4:23-30 and this question popped into my head. I was looking for answers online and chanced upon the church’s website. You have a very interesting ministry! Maybe I will be able to visit your church someday.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
I’m glad the material here has been useful in your studies. Do come and visit whenever you can.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Hello, Thank you for your answer to the question:\u00a0“If the Jews weren’t provoked to jealousy and didn’t reject God, would the Gentiles have received salvation?” I was reading Luke 4:23-30 and this question popped into my head. I was looking for answers online and chanced upon the church’s website. You have a very interesting…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,276],"class_list":["post-47848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-gentiles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18583,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wasnt-the-conversion-of-the-samaritans-proof-that-god-wanted-gentiles-saved\/","url_meta":{"origin":47848,"position":0},"title":"Wasn’t the conversion of the Samaritans proof that God wanted Gentiles saved?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good day, The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Cornelius and his family was proof that the Gentiles were also accepted by God without the law or becoming a Jew, but Samaritans (Acts 8) were already being baptized into Christ before Acts 10. Was that not proof or were\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16966,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/would-the-gentiles-have-been-saved-if-the-jews-had-not-rejected-jesus\/","url_meta":{"origin":47848,"position":1},"title":"Would the Gentiles have been saved if the Jews had not rejected Jesus?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 6, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have a question from one of my students. I know half the answer, but he did bring up an interesting question: if the Jews weren't provoked to jealousy and didn't reject God, would the Gentiles have received salvation? Even though from the prophets writing it was decided a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":74252,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-the-families-of-the-earth-be-blessed-through-abraham\/","url_meta":{"origin":47848,"position":2},"title":"How can the families of the earth be blessed through Abraham?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi there! I hope you're well! Romans 2:24, \"Because of you, the Gentiles blaspheme My name.\" Does this contradict Genesis 12:3? How could the blasphemers be not cursed if they are excused by Romans 2:24? Thank you so much. 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