The Lord Jesus chose the twelve during His earthly ministry to the nation of Israel and with Israel's submission would come through the twelve a mission to the nations/gentiles.
With the stoning of Stephen and Israel's leadership rejecting Jesus of Nazareth as Israel's promised Messiah, Christ from heaven chose Saul/Paul for a distinct ministry from the twelve to the nations/gentiles.
This ministry was according to direct revelations to Paul over a period of time, which Paul calls a mystery previously unrevealed to the sons of men.
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For it is very obvious from the Scripture that God had in mind one day TEMPORARILY turning from His plans and purpose IN HIMSELF as to Israel; that He might TEMPORARILY perform a work AMONG BOTH and WITHOUT distinction.
That is to say, with BOTH - as GENTILES.
But only "until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in" Rom. 11:25.
And things that differ...are simply not the same.
But just as obvious; is the crystal clear fact that we are dealing with children on here, in some - as far as where they approach attempting to understand one thing or another from.
Their every post is that of a child emerging from its bedroom; their shoes on the wrong foot; proud as a peacock in their sense of accomplishment given where they are looking at things from as children.
Sort of like when children get upset when you take away their ten pennies and replace them with just one coin - a dime.
That is exactly what we are dealing with in some on here.
Not that we are the first to deal with such.
Far from it - the Apostle of the Gentiles: Paul - had also had to contend with such...
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
The result where such are concerned; when attempting to adress them concerning the things of the Lord?
Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 5:13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
