of Gentiles and Jews who ….

of Gentiles and Jews who had a Judaic culture. Paul identified aspects of Judaic and Gentile cultures that conflicted with the true gospel of Jesus Christ. He admonished each to leave behind those cultural roadblocks that were not consistent with the gospel of Christ. Paul challenged Jews and the Gentiles to keep the commandments and love one another, emphasizing that righteousness would lead to salvation. As the early saints did, we should abandon aspects of cultures that conflict with the gospel of Christ. To follow President Nelson’s admonition to gather scattered Israel, we must admit that we are as different today as the Jews and Gentiles were in Paul’s time. And like the early Saints, we must be united in love and live righteously in our faith in Jesus Christ.