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It was always God’s plan to bring salvation to the whole world. He created the whole world, and to Abraham He promised that all nations would be blessed through him, and that he would be the father of many nations. Jesus came and preached the same message to all peoples, whether Jews or Gentiles. And the message was repent for the kingdom of God is near.
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All can know the Father. In Christ we all have access to the Father through the one Spirit. Jesus did not come to bring division on that score. In Lk 12:51 Jesus says He came to bring division not peace. This division is on whether a person believes in Him or not, that is the only dividing line. All other dividing lines are man made and must not be adhered to. So the Jew-Gentile dividing line no longer exists in the kingdom.
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