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In his letter to the Romans, how does Paul justify that the Jewish people should accept Christ?
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Paul says the Jews are in the same boat as everyone else , even though they claimed to have a special relationship with God, Paul explains that we have all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.so Paul says we all need a redeemer, someone to buy us back from sin and death.
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In the Book of Romans (Romans 1:16) is the statement, “to the Jews first.” The Jewish people are God’s chosen people. Through the Jewish people, God demonstrated His love and holiness to the world. Through the Jewish people came the Prophets, God’s promises including the Christ.
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Although Jews are God’s chosen people, they were chosen not because of their own merit, but to show the world what a relationship with God looks like–and they failed miserably in doing so, even causing the name of God to be blasphemed or profaned among the Gentiles wherever the Jewish people went.
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Paul pointed out that the Jews were the same as all people even though they were the “chosen ones”, that no one is righteous and Christ is the one who sets every Christian free from sin through the price he paid on the cross. We need his help as we can’t please God on our own. The OT told of the coming of a Messiah.
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The written law in the Old Testament isn’t in conflict with the moral actions of all Christians. When we sin we are at odds with God and we are separated from Him. In lee of sacrificing an animal, Christ has already paid the price of our sins.