No Difference Between the Jew and the Greek Romans 10:12

Paul the apostle told the people in Rome, “That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” He added, “For the scripture says, Whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed”, and in chapter ten and verse twelve of Romans, Paul refers to the scriptures as he tells his readers “no difference between the Jew and the Greek” where we read:

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek:

for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

The verse begins, “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek:” Paul began with the words, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore ” “there is no difference” which means “there exists no distinction or variation” “between” or “whether a person is of” “the Jew” which refers to “belonging to the Jewish nation” “and the Greek” which refers to “a person who in a wider sense lives within the nations that are not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own”. Paul shared how God puts no “distinction” between people who are “Jewish” and people who come from any other nation.

The verse goes on to say, “for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.” Paul continued with the word, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “the same” which means “the selfsame and identical” “Lord” or “he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah” “over all” which means “above each, every, any, the whole, everyone, all things and everything ” “is rich” or “has abundant supply and is affluent” “unto all” which means “to each, every, the whole and everyone” “that call upon him” or “who cries out, summons and invokes the Lord”. Paul shared how God has an “abundant supply” for everyone who “cries out and summons” Him.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how God makes no “distinction or variation” between a person who is a “Jew” and one who is not. When a person receives Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” by “believing and trusting” in Him, they enjoy the “abundant provision” that God has waiting for them. God desires to save everyone, and those who are wise shall “call upon Him” regardless of their nationality or station in life.

Next time we see Paul tells his readers, “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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