Saturday, June 21, 2025

Jesus’ ministry was inclusive

 I have been studying the miracles of Jesus. I discovered something amazing that I have never caught before. In Jesus’ culture, the Jews were very exclusive. They thought that they were the only ones blessed by God, and everyone else was unclean. Well, Jesus performed at least 30 miracles that were recorded for us in scripture, and many more that weren’t. I was surprised to discover that many of these miracles were performed to bless “outsiders” or those that the culture of the day considered unclean and untouchable. 

We think that the gospel was sent to the gentiles by the apostle Paul, after Jesus returned to heaven. But clearly we see by Jesus’ own actions that the kingdom was available to everyone without prejudice all along.