For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.
That one can be taken out of context easily. That Latin word Gentile is ethnos in the Greek. Paul wrote "Nation", not "non-Jew". The "gentiles in Romans 2:14-15 had the Law of God written on their hearts which means they were Israelites of the Ten Northern tribes. Nations is used for those of the Northern tribes because they lost the right to be called Israel, through divorce. However they were promised a return to the fold under one head, even Christ. Prophecy is in Hosea. The fulfillment is Ephesians 2. Always let the context of a passage determine the who for Nations.
Romans 2:28-29
That one can be taken out of context easily. That Latin word Gentile is ethnos in the Greek. Paul wrote "Nation", not "non-Jew". The "gentiles in Romans 2:14-15 had the Law of God written on their hearts which means they were Israelites of the Ten Northern tribes. Nations is used for those of the Northern tribes because they lost the right to be called Israel, through divorce. However they were promised a return to the fold under one head, even Christ. Prophecy is in Hosea. The fulfillment is Ephesians 2. Always let the context of a passage determine the who for Nations.