Fully Preached to Jews and Greeks
When Paul wrote the book of Romans, which was at the time of Acts chapter twenty, at the end of all his journeys and just before he was taken prisoner to Rome, he said that he had “fully preached the gospel of Christ.” He added that he was sure that when he came to Rome he would be coming in the “fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.” (Romans 15:19 and 29)
He said that he was “not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” He said that his gospel, the gospel of Christ was the “power of God unto savation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16)
In order to understand the things that we see going on in the book of Acts we need to understand one basic fact: The Jew was in the forefront all the way through that period of time, the period covered by the book of Acts, perhaps about thirty years. As a matter of fact, the bible makes that plain here:
Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
Romans 3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
So when Paul preached during all his travels, his gospel was “to the Jew first.” Seeing this bible truth will help greatly to clear up many of the questions and answer many of the doctrinal issues in churches today. Here are some examples of how the Jew was in the forefront right on up until the time Paul was arrested and became “the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles.” (Ephesians 3:2)
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
Romans 2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
