I have just got round to reading the September issue of The Briefing and Martin Pakula’s article ‘Is the gospel still first for the Jew?’ in which he refers to “the London Missionary Society (later known as the Church Missionary Society)”. This is quite wrong. (more…)
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Speaking of Jewish people
Couldn't Help Noticing
Who is a Jew?
Who is a Jew? And why does this distinction still matter? Martin Pakula investigates. (more…)
The gospel and the Jewish people
Gentiles and Jews
Interchange
Forgiving Hitler?
Making Jews jealous: another look at Romans 9-11
Life
In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he says that he is not “ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile” (Rom 1:16). In what sense is the gospel “first for the Jew”? What does this mean for Christians today?