The Jew-Gentile Question

In Romans 1-8, Paul explained how any person, Jew or Gentile, can be brought back into relationship with God. This emphasis on the gift of God’s love for all people raised the question: What happened to God’s special plan for the Jewish people as outlined in the Old Testament? The question was especially pressing as the number of Gentiles flocking into the early church far outpaced the number of Jews. Paul addressed the Jew-Gentile question in Romans 9-11, and in doing so, he wrote about God’s sovereign and mysterious ways.