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[273 words] The apostle Paul said it this way: “I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise” (Romans 1:14). Recall that he had been brought up in, and participated in the strictest Jewish tradition. As a Jew, it would have been unthinkable for Saul of Tarsus to associate with Greeks and Barbarians. However, as Paul, the saved sinner (Christian), he was “indebted to all people everywhere. Because of what Christ had done for him (and for all of us), Paul felt obligated to teach the gospel to everyone he met. His driving force was, ” …yea, woe is unto me , if l preach not the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16)! Those groups mentioned in the above passage afforded Paul the opportunity to continually carry this out. As our guests, we are indebted to you, first of all, because you…