For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8
Paul’s life mission was to teach Gentiles that they can become Christian without becoming Jewish Proselytes, angering those who held tightly to prejudice against all who were not circumcised. The early Christian church was on the brink of dividing when the Body of Christ can only be ONE!: One heart, one mind, one purpose, one love!
Paul believed and preached that God is able to bring harmony to all social and family life no matter the diversity. The Church was going to be built by unworthy sinful men/women transformed by the saving work of Jesus through His sacrificial death and Glorious resurrection. One Nation, Israel, had become all Nations though Grace, the gift of Salvation none of us deserve, and Mercy, the withholding of punishment, death, we should receive.
God is so Good, not just in Who He is and what He does, but also, for sending those who clearly give us the means to know and understand His Hope through the Gospel.
Love,
Gretchen