But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. (Romans 10:18)
It is personal faith, not national or ethnic identity that makes a person a follower of God.
This faith is so generic that all people who have ever lived have had the opportunity to have it, but it is so refined that no matter how much knowledge a person has, they may not have that faith. Israel had the knowledge, but not many of them had the faith. The Gentiles were given the knowledge, but not many Gentiles truly have the faith. God works in mysterious ways, but all his ways are ways of pleasantness and all his paths are peace. (Proverbs 3:17)
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