SALVATION Acts 13:46-48 Part 1 of 2

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' (Isaiah 49:6)" When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. 

We had to speak the word of God to you first 
Acts 13:26  "Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent."
Acts 3:24-26  "Indeed, beginning with Samuel all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.' (Genesis 22:18; 26:4) When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."

Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles 
Matthew 21:41  "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end," they replied, "and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time."
Acts 18:6  But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
Acts 26:20  "First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds."
Acts 28:28  "Therefore I want you to know that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!"
Romans 11:11  Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.

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