the grace to the Gentiles. The world, which did not know him in the beginning, was enlightened through repentance and faith, but Israel ran back into the darkness out of which it had come. Therefore, the Savior also said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.”284 1:12 But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God. This judgment is truly just and worthy of God. The firstborn