Hi , and who is the apostle to the GENTILES , Matthew or Paul ?
1 Cor 11:1 says that YOU become IMITATORS of me , just as as I also am of Christ , and that we are to RIGHTLY DIVIDE the word of TRUTH , 2 Tim 2:15 .
What KINGDOM is Jesus speaking about ? Is it EARTHLY or is it Heavenly ?
All believers saved by GRACE will be GOVERNING the UNIVERSE and ANGELS as Paul wrote in 1 Cor 6:2 and 3 .
dan p
The context of 2 Timothy 2:15 has nothing to do with separating the word of God into separate messages, one for the Jews and one for the Gentiles. The context is to study the word of God in order to accurately convey the message. Furthermore the word “divide” isn’t an accurate translation for the Greek word being used in that statement.
orthotomeō
1. to cut straight, to cut straight ways
a. to proceed on straight paths, hold a straight course, equiv. to doing right
2. to make straight and smooth, to handle aright, to teach the truth directly and correctly
In 1 Corinthians 11:1 you pointed out that the gentiles are to be imitators of Paul who is an imitator of Christ but Jesus came only to the Jews during His ministry. Peter was also chosen to preach to the Jews yet he also preached to the gentiles as well just as Paul was chosen to preach to the Gentiles and yet he also preached to the Jews. Peter & Paul didn’t preach different messages and neither did Matthew. They all preached the same message that Christ did but there were some changes between Jesus’ ministry and after His resurrection because Christ’s resurrection actually began the New Covenant which replaced the Old Covenant. In Galatians 3 Paul makes this very clear that for those who are in Christ there is no distinction.
“But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.”
Galatians 3:23-29 NASB1995
So there is no division between the word of God to Jews or Gentiles. The same word applies to all and the same message is given to both.