“Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:”
Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too. God's impartiality extends to his justification: he is not exclusively the God of Israel but of all peoples. The monotheistic statement—God is one—underlies this universalism. One God must operate with one standard of justice and one means of salvation.
Church Fathers on Romans 3:29
“Is He the God of the Jews only?” As if he said, On what foot does it then seem to you amiss that every man should be saved? Is God partial? So showing from this, that in wishing to flout the Gentiles, they are rather offering an insult to God's glory, if, that is, they would not allow Him to be the God of all. But if He is of all, then He takes care of all; and if He care for all, then He saves all alike by faith. And this is why he says, “Is He the God of the Jews only? Is…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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