Andrew Tucker 21 December 2011
As we Christians celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ in the coming days, let us remember that Jesus came “as a servant of the circumcision [i.e. the Jewish nation], on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy” (Romans 15:8). We Gentile believers need to remind ourselves that we owe our faith, our salvation, our calling and our hope to the Jewish people. Abraham was called so that all nations would be blessed. Their fall enabled the reconciliation of the world. And their restoration will bring life from the dead (Romans 11). (more…)