Jesus's View Towards Gentiles & Is the great commission a forgery? (MERGED)

[AveOTheotokos]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking into Jesus’ views on gentiles, and to be honest he did not seem to like them very much, as he said that he was sent only for the lost sheep of Israel. I thought about the "great commission he gave to the apostles in Matthew 28 v. 16-20 but apparently some historians believe this to be added on much later than when the gospel of Matthew was written. I’m sorry if this post is vague, as I have little info on the subject, but if this is true, would that mean that gentiles could not be saved? This would lead to another question: did Jesus intend to start Christianity and/or an actual, physical Church?

God’s blessings,

Potato

There is already a recent and current thread regarding this topic located here:

Jesus’s View Towards Gentiles

In that thread, there are several examples of Jesus telling the Jews that they are in danger of losing their inheritance because of their rejection of God’s will, his prophets, and even his Son. Because of their indifference to God and their mistreatment of his messengers, their “vineyards” and “wedding invitations” will instead be given to others who will respond (Gentiles and Jewish Christians).

 

[mdgspencer]

Jesus did focus on the Jews. But in the Samaritan episode in the Gospel of John (chapter 4) Jesus turns his attention to the Samaritans, first to the Samaritan woman, then to many Samaritans in the nearby Samaritan city. In fact, he reveals great mysteries of salvation to the Samaritans. This seems to be because the time was near for the salvation of the Gentiles, and in fact he says the hour is near in John 4:23.
And also Jesus on some occasions showed great admiration to Gentiles. He said of a centurian, a Gentile, “not even in Israel have I found such faith” (Mt 8: 10).
All the same he focused on the children of Israel, to whom God had a very special relationship, so that in the Old Testament God is said repeatedly to the the father of Israel. Wouldn’t we expect for a man to give special attention and support to his own children-though without ignoring others? And so God sent the prophet Jonah to save the people who lived in the city of Ninevah.