Cornelius was an Israelite, not a Jew. There were two groups once again. The Northern Ten tribes had been divorced by God (Jeremiah 3:8) and lost the right to be called Israel (which means ruling with God). Gentile is a Latin word that was put in our bibles to hide doctrine that was not in line with the church of England at the time. The word is just plain Nation. Let the context determine who is the nation. In 4 locations and probably more the context requires that the Nation is the Ten Northern tribes. I need to make a list. I have written much of this on line if you are interested, but here is the logical equivalent statement of Galatians 3:29 "If ye be not Abraham's seed, or not heirs according to the promise, then ye are not Christ's." The modern day Jews are not, and have never been, God's Israel people as proven by the bible, history and even Jewish writings. I would enjoy continuing this with you.
Cornelius was an Israelite, not a Jew. There were two groups once again. The Northern Ten tribes had been divorced by God (Jeremiah 3:8) and lost the right to be called Israel (which means ruling with God). Gentile is a Latin word that was put in our bibles to hide doctrine that was not in line with the church of England at the time. The word is just plain Nation. Let the context determine who is the nation. In 4 locations and probably more the context requires that the Nation is the Ten Northern tribes. I need to make a list. I have written much of this on line if you are interested, but here is the logical equivalent statement of Galatians 3:29 "If ye be not Abraham's seed, or not heirs according to the promise, then ye are not Christ's." The modern day Jews are not, and have never been, God's Israel people as proven by the bible, history and even Jewish writings. I would enjoy continuing this with you.