Here are the two verses together.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
This is the first recorded sermon of the Apostle Paul in the scriptures, the God ordained apostle to gentiles. The time frame could have been no earlier than AD 42.
There are some immediate questions that arise from reading this text. Why was it necessary for the word of God to be spoken to the Jews first before the gentiles. Why did God speak to them at all if they were not chosen. But wait, Paul said God did choose these people. Acts 13:17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. The Passover was the birthday of the nation and foreshadowed in type his salvation through a Lamb and it's blood. They were baptized three days later in the Red Sea. See 1 Cor 10. Every single Israelite who put the blood of the Lamb on their door with Hyssop were delivered out of Egypt. None were left.
Question two. How could these people in the audience in that synagogue of the Jews that Saturday judge themselves unworthy of eternal life? How does one go about judging oneself unworthy of eternal life?
Read this.
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Question next. How can this be seeing as how Israel was not saved through this man after he rose from the dead and the former apostles preached to none but Israel for the first 7 years afterwards? Was it the fault of God and was Paul making a sick joke?
Question next. Can anyone charge God with making the Jews unworthy of eternal life after reading this sermon? Does anyone remeber the 12th thing God promised to Abraham in his covenant with him? In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Is this why the Jews must first have the Gospel preached to them?
No Calvinist alive today believes this next statement from Paul, who said it under divine inspiration.
26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
The next verse gives the reason that Paul is now in gentile land preaching this salvation gospel to Jews and proselyte gentiles in the synagogue. Watch it.
27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
It was not because these Jews and rulers in Jerusalem were not chosen of God, because they were, but the cause of their rejection of him is given as not knowing him or the prophets writings, which he called their voices, which they had been reading every Sabbath day for hundreds of years. He even quoted a verse from them, a verse they read in the synagogue he was standing in when he preached this news.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
The word Paul said here is "ye shall not." He did not say "ye can not." There is a huge difference of what God said and what Calvinists sees.
There are two sermons in this chapter. One preached to the Jews first in the Synagogue and the next in the town square to everyone who would hear.
The gentiles who believed were appointed to eternal life and that is consistent with what Paul says in all his epistles to the gentiles. It was wonderful that these gentiles believed but Paul would later write a warning to gentiles similar to what the prophets wrote to Israel. Read it here.
Rom 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, (they were not broken off because they were not chosen, because they were) and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
The next verse tells us when the gentiles will be cut off. It is when they will no longer believe. We are not there yet but I believe we are really close.
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, (because they are elected)
Calvinism perverts the gospel of Jesus Christ and does not believe the word of scripture. Believe the words.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
This is the first recorded sermon of the Apostle Paul in the scriptures, the God ordained apostle to gentiles. The time frame could have been no earlier than AD 42.
There are some immediate questions that arise from reading this text. Why was it necessary for the word of God to be spoken to the Jews first before the gentiles. Why did God speak to them at all if they were not chosen. But wait, Paul said God did choose these people. Acts 13:17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. The Passover was the birthday of the nation and foreshadowed in type his salvation through a Lamb and it's blood. They were baptized three days later in the Red Sea. See 1 Cor 10. Every single Israelite who put the blood of the Lamb on their door with Hyssop were delivered out of Egypt. None were left.
Question two. How could these people in the audience in that synagogue of the Jews that Saturday judge themselves unworthy of eternal life? How does one go about judging oneself unworthy of eternal life?
Read this.
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Question next. How can this be seeing as how Israel was not saved through this man after he rose from the dead and the former apostles preached to none but Israel for the first 7 years afterwards? Was it the fault of God and was Paul making a sick joke?
Question next. Can anyone charge God with making the Jews unworthy of eternal life after reading this sermon? Does anyone remeber the 12th thing God promised to Abraham in his covenant with him? In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Is this why the Jews must first have the Gospel preached to them?
No Calvinist alive today believes this next statement from Paul, who said it under divine inspiration.
26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
The next verse gives the reason that Paul is now in gentile land preaching this salvation gospel to Jews and proselyte gentiles in the synagogue. Watch it.
27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
It was not because these Jews and rulers in Jerusalem were not chosen of God, because they were, but the cause of their rejection of him is given as not knowing him or the prophets writings, which he called their voices, which they had been reading every Sabbath day for hundreds of years. He even quoted a verse from them, a verse they read in the synagogue he was standing in when he preached this news.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
The word Paul said here is "ye shall not." He did not say "ye can not." There is a huge difference of what God said and what Calvinists sees.
There are two sermons in this chapter. One preached to the Jews first in the Synagogue and the next in the town square to everyone who would hear.
The gentiles who believed were appointed to eternal life and that is consistent with what Paul says in all his epistles to the gentiles. It was wonderful that these gentiles believed but Paul would later write a warning to gentiles similar to what the prophets wrote to Israel. Read it here.
Rom 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, (they were not broken off because they were not chosen, because they were) and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
The next verse tells us when the gentiles will be cut off. It is when they will no longer believe. We are not there yet but I believe we are really close.
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, (because they are elected)
Calvinism perverts the gospel of Jesus Christ and does not believe the word of scripture. Believe the words.
