In the old covenant, salvation was from the Jews. Salvation was only possible if you were a Jew. Part of the commonwealth of Israel. Under God's covenants of promise. But just because one was a Jew did not ensure salvation. As salvation is and always has been through faith.
Israel was set apart from other nations through the commandments and ordinances of the law and they were to be to other nations an example and gift, as the church is today. If a Gentile sought salvation they were required to become a Jew in order to obtain it. They would need to be circumcised and follow the law and then through faith obtain salvation.
When Jesus brought in the new covenant through his death, burial and resurrection he abolished or rendered powerless the commandments and ordinances of the law by both fulfilling them and removing believers from the laws condemnation!
As Gentiles we now have direct access to the Father through Jesus, no longer is salvation from the Jew but from the church of Jesus Christ. The church unlike the nation of Israel is made up only of believers saved through faith. Salvation is for all, the Jew and the Gentile and in Christ we are all one, united together!
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