Gentiles and the Law of Moses
Understanding Your Place as a Gentile in God’s Redemptive Plan
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When I was still an itinerant minister, I used to encounter Muslims who would oppose me and my ministry partners by asking us tricky questions which then seemed to be hard.
They would tell us that the Bible says that Jesus did not come for other nations. They would show us from the Bible that salvation belonged to Israel alone. Because I was not knowledgeable in what I know now, I would get confused in front of the people that I led. I would be speechless and defeated. However, those challenges pushed me to study even more so that I could discover what the Bible said about it.
I know that some of you reading this book have gone through this same experience. Maybe that some of you have decided to give up on Christianity by thinking that God did not send Jesus to save you because you are not an Israelite. You might be confused because nobody is able to give you the answers you have been looking for for years. If you are in these categories of people, I want to assure you that there is an answer for you. Do not put this book down! Keep reading and discover for yourself how Jesus first came for Israel and then included the Gentiles. I believe that the truth hidden behind how Jesus related with the Gentiles is going to set you free from religious bondage and fear...Because of Christ, Gentiles and Israelites form one body. In the New Testament, we are not allowed to go back to the Law of Moses because we live by the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ (Romans 8:1-4).It is not the Law of Moses, but the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ. Remember that the Law kills, but the Spirit gives life (2 Corinthians 3:6-9).Jesus said that if we abide in his teachings, we shall know the truth and that the truth shall set us free. The truth is not a set of beliefs or doctrines. The truth is the person of Jesus (John 8:31-36, John 14:6, John 3:36).When you know Jesus, you will never again walk in darkness. May you live in the grace, love and freedom that Papa God has given us in Jesus Christ (Galatians 5:1).
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In this grace-filled and thoroughly researched book, author Ange-Michel Muhayimana shows the role that Moses played in the giving of the law to the nation of Israel. He also shows how the law of Moses excluded the Gentiles from citizenship in the land of Israel, how Gentiles were foreigners to God’s covenants recorded in the Bible, and how those known as proselytes were included in the law of Moses for their citizenship in the nation of Israel.
Using many New Testament passages, the author shows how Jesus considered Gentiles and how the early church leaders, such as Paul and Peter, understood that the law of Moses was never given to the Gentile nations and consequently preached Jesus without the law of Moses when in front of a gentile audience. He finally shows how as a new covenant believer you can live a life free of legalism by trusting in Jesus and his finished work alone.
About the Author
Ange-Michel Muhayimana is a pastor-teacher from Burundi (East Africa) and is a graduate in communication arts and theology from Kampala Evangelical School of Theology (Uganda, East Africa). He has the call of testifying to the good news of God’s grace as Acts 20:24 says. He has shared the Gospel of grace as a guest speaker in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, England, Scotland, and the United States of America. Before moving to the United States in 2015, he was the president of New Hope Outreach Ministries and Amazing Grace Bible Institute, and was pastoring the Ekklesia (an assembly that he planted). After moving to the United States, he joined the Northminster Presbyterian Church (Tucson, Arizona). He was appointed as the discipleship and bible study minister. He also leads 20:24 Ministries, a grace-based and discipleship-training ministry based in Tucson, Arizona.