One cannot be a Christian by being born into a Christian family. One has to believe in God and His son who died for our sins. Each one must believe to be a Christian. It is not by law keeping but by faith that grace is given to become a Christian. We obey God after we are converted. Jesus came unto his own, the Jewish people by birthright.
John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Jesus came unto his own people and they did not receive him. He then came to the other nations through his witnesses who preached Jesus, the way , the truth and the light. No one comes to His Father, God, but by believing in Jesus who paid the price for our sins. We cannot earn salvation, it is a free gift through faith in Jesus.
Much has remained hidden to the Jews regarding Jesus as their Messiah. But do you know that the true Jew is one who has believed in their Messiah?
Rom 2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Rom 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Only Jesus kept all of the laws. He was without sin and took our sins upon himself, dying and coming back to life again, so that we may be made righteous by faith in him. This is for the Jew and all others by faith and it is the work of God in us.
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