Protestantism

» Migisi - An Indictment

In response to An Indictment posted by pink101:
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I see Paul's remarks as more of a pronouncement of equality -- all are under the indictment of sin. This gave Gentiles equal 'status' with the Jews within Paul's churches... equality the Jerusalem Church likely would've opposed. Paul prefaces his scriptural quotes (from Psalms 14&53) with "We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin." (vs9) And he repeats it in vs23 - "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". He says "Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God.." (vs 29/30) He goes on to say that, in the same way, all ~believers~, regardless of their heritage ("There is no difference"), are made righteous through Jesus and share in salvation equally.
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Did Paul's remarks influence Western justice and the Constitutional concept of equality? I suppose they could've.
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-- posted by Migisi