In Mark 16:15, Jesus gives a command to His disciples. He says to them, "He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." When Jesus said ALL CREATION, that meant people of all tribes, tongues, nations, and ethnicities no matter what their background or what they look like.
When Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians, a BIG QUESTION rose up among believers: could Gentiles be saved and be Christians? Did God have a plan for them, too, and not just Jews? As we have seen in previous chapters, it was known in history that the Israelites/Jews were God's chosen people and who God had planned out to be Jesus's disciples, leaders of the church, etc.
In this chapter, and as we have already seen throughout Ephesians, we will see how God opened the Gospel to all people- whether Jew or Gentile. At the current moment when Paul was writing this, there was some division in the church trying to decide if a Gentile that was a Christian would also have to become a Jew following Jewish customs and laws. As we dive into Ephesians chapter 3, we will see Paul discuss these issues and reveal what he refers to as a ''mystery.'' Click here to READ this devotional: https://meditatehope.weebly.com/blog/the-gospel-is-for-all-people-ephesians-3 Follow @meditatehope on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/meditatehope/
