Although many Jews did not believe the gospel and many non-Jews did, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.
Jesus told more parables to show that the kingdom of God is free to enter but demands everything.
Salvation is not a matter of racial identity or religious privilege but of true righteousness, which comes through the gospel.
