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“Blood In Both Directions Pt. 2”
Categories: JUDAISM, NEW TESTAMENT, OLD TESTAMENT, RELIGIONS, SALVATION(This post is a follow-up to “Blood In Both Directions”)
Does this mean, according to Paul, the justification and reconciliation could be attained despite the fact that the matter of faith in the Christ remained a secret until the first century when it became revealed to Paul and his associates? Was the conscious faith not necessary until then for some reason?
Sincerely,
Just Wondering Jew
Dear Just Wondering Jew,
People who lived before Christ were still saved by faith in God. The whole point of faith is that it is a matter of trusting whatever God has told you (Rom 10:17). Faith assumes that there are pieces of the puzzle that aren’t revealed to you yet... but that the person (or in this case Deity) that you are putting your faith in is trustworthy (Heb 11:1). The Old Testament saints had faith in Christ because they trusted in the Messiah that was to come. The New Testament saints have faith in Christ as they trust the words of the Messiah who walked this earth many years ago… both groups have faith in Christ. Each group had different instructions and different information that God had given them to follow, but they both had faith in the same God (1 Cor 10:1-4). Each group had a conscious faith in God – just different rules to follow.
