this is good and brings a clearer picture,
the reason I posted this is I seem to hear a lot about a second gospel lately whear as the children of Abraham inherit parts of the earth, and the gentiles do not, they go to heaven I am having a hard time understanding where they are coming from with this.
Seems a lot of people are confused about it as well,, because I hear a lot of different spins on it. Going from all the Jewish people to only the believers in Christ that are Jewish.
No way. Coming from a Jewish person, this gospel is so totally wrong. The word gospel itself means good news from Greek
euangelion ‘good news’. Does an exclusive, literally racist, message like this sound like good news? Therefore reject it for what it is.
Gospel - Wikipedia
Not all children of Abraham go to Heaven. Don't forget Ishmael also came from Abraham, who was the forefather of the Arab tribes. Would one suppose under this "gospel" that a suicide bomber whose last act on earth is murder, but is a descendant of Abraham, would go to Heaven?
Judas Iscariot (the Greek form of Judah/Yehudah) probably did not end up in Heaven, and with his name he was probably Jewish.
Judas Iscariot - Wikipedia
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), there you have the rich man who literally called Abraham, "Father Abraham", not end up in Heaven.
A gospel based on race or heritage is a gospel based on self-justification, and even worse, a type of self-justification based on attributes one can not change and one that we have no free choice over. Recall what happened in Luke 18:9-14 when the Pharisee and tax collector went up to the temple to pray.
Being the temple, both were probably Jewish. The Pharisee relied on his own deeds, and furthermore stood before God with a heart of pride. The tax collector instead acknowledged his sinful nature and asked God for mercy.
Lastly, in Revelation 7:9 , we catch a glimpse of Heaven and the people therein. It says "people from
all nations, tribes, peoples and tongues" will be there.
So, our God and our gospel is open to all. Anyone who suggests otherwise is promoting a false gospel.