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For us there is one God, the father, From whom are all things, and we live to him and for him; And one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, Through whom are all things, and we live through him.35
Paul has adapted the Shema (“Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one”) by making “Lord” refer to Jesus and “God” refer to “the father.”
“Forgiveness of sins” thus entails “Gentile inclusion,” and Gentile inclusion happens precisely because of “forgiveness of sins.”
Paul had always known that his message would be scandalous to Jews and madness to Gentiles.
