jeremiah1five
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I find it most ignorant and self-serving that wherever in Scripture the word "Gentile" or "uncircumcision" is found Gentiles immediately think of a uncircumcised, non-covenant, idol-worshiping Roman, Scythian, or Greek Gentiles instead of the obvious circumcised proselyte or uncircumcised God-Fearer. Both the proselyte and God Fearer were closest to the commonwealth of Israel, being citizens, allied, and obedient to the Torah, for they would be in the synagogues on a normal sabbath and hear the witness and testimony of a Jewish Christian who became born-again and told of their experiences with the Holy Spirit of Promise and whatever testimony was said of this Jesus of Nazareth who died on a tree. Unless the context is specifically mentioning an idol-worshiping Gentile then it is speaking about proselytes and God-Fearers.I think you are a bit off on your assessment to say the least.
Romans 3:30
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Below Saul is speaking about proselytes and God-Fearers:
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom. 3:27–31.
And there you have it. The Law/Torah of God is not "abolished" or "obsolete" but is still to be obeyed by those that love God and His Christ. Jesus obeyed the Torah. His disciples obeyed the Torah even after they became born-again. They understood it in time as Judaism Completed and now that they became spiritual Israel along with thousands and thousands of other Jews who became born-again and saved by their Savior, their obedience, albeit, perfect obedience to the Torah was accomplished in and through the Holy Spirit of Promise.