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Q. Give two examples of Jesus modeling God’s heart for all nations by deliberately reaching out to Gentiles, whom most Jews despised. How do you think the disciples felt when confronted with Jesus’ teaching about the Gentiles? Why? (3 pts) Ans. Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-19, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations…,” Jesus used the authority given to him to command the Church to go and spread the gospels to all peoples. Hence Matthew 28:18-20 should be viewed as a mandate that Jesus Christ expects his followers to finish. When the task is finished, the end and final reign of Christ will come. There will be disciples of Christ in every nation, living under His lordship and evangelizing among their own people groups Q. Give two examples of Jesus modeling God’s heart for all nations by deliberately reaching out to Gentiles, whom most Jews despised. How do you think the disciples felt when confronted with Jesus’ teaching about the Gentiles? Why? (3 pts) Ans. In Matthew 15:21-28, Jesus encountered a Canaanite Woman who called for help from Him. At first, Jesus did not answer. Later on, he replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”. The woman did not lose her faith. Eventually, her faith was rewarded with her daughter being healed and Jesus praised her faith in front of his Jewish disciples. Also, in Luke 17:11-19, Jesus healed ten men while eventually only a man who was a Samaritan came to thank him. Jesus then asked, “Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner” (v 18). Again, he praised the Gentiles for their faith. I think the disciples must feel confused. Their pride must have been crashed, when Jesus praised the Gentiles for having great faith. During that time, Jewish people tended to think that they were superior to the Gentiles. With Jesus’ teaching, they may be even more sure that Jesus came only for Israel. However, what Jesus did was different from what they comprehended. They were thus confusing. Their pride was crushed because they realized the Gentiles were not excluded from the gospels. In other words, the Jews were not superior to the Gentiles in faith, who sometimes even showed greater faith than the Jews. With this process, Jesus gradually taught his disciples that the gospel is for all nations. He may come primary for Israel, but the good news ought to be spread to all the peoples and Jesus was meant to guide his disciples to do this.

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