"And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God."
Today's quote relates the penalties that God has in store for those who reject His grace and continue in sin without Him. ("unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile".)
The quote also describes the reward that awaits those who accept the soul saving righteousness and justification that comes through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. ("To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life".)
Paul also makes it very clear herein that God no longer views the Jews as a select and called out people so far as his judgment is concerned; "For there is no respect of persons with God."
Therefore, we are all judged by the same measure.
NOTE: The phrase; "to the Jew first" means that God, in the beginning, Put His blessing upon the Jews exclusively, but after they failed Him miserably, God made His saving grace available to the Gentiles also, "and also of the Gentile".~
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