Then you shall say to Pharaoh,
‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn."
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Who is Israel today? The Christian Church! The term chosen in the new Testament is no longer sued in reference to the Jews but only to the church of Jesus Christ as well.. The non-Israelite “believers” of the “New Testament Church”, are now the final heirs with the actual flesh and blood descendents of the children of the promises, those Jews who have put their faith in Jesus Christ Revelation 1:
ReplyDelete1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Amen.. Israel today is The Christian Church! Only the clearly false ungodly Dispensationalists are interested in maintaining a sharp distinction between "Israel" and "the Church" even across a whole range of theological matters pertaining to prophecy, ecclesiology, and soteriology. They falsely oppose the truth that Paul is using the phrase "Israel of God" a an established fact now it includes Gentiles, because this undermines their false contention that "the Church" is always carefully distinguished from "Israel" in Scripture. The major tenet of dispensationalist hermeneutics. as per C.I. Scofield in his tract, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth (New York, Loizeaux Brothers, 1888) wrote, "Comparing, then, what is said in Scripture concerning Israel and the Church, [a careful Bible student ] finds that in origin, calling, promise, worship, principles of conduct, and future destiny--all is contrast." Likewise Charles Ryrie in his book Dispensationalism Today (Chicago, 1965) explained that the "basic premise of Dispensationalism is two purposes of God expressed in the formation of two peoples who maintain their distinction throughout eternity." They do this cause they are not Holy Spirit Led.. actually deny almost the personal exitence of the Holy Spirit in Guiding us into all truth.. falsey try to explain portions of the Bible away that do not meet their false preconcived dogma.
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ReplyDeleteYes there is major ,major misunderstanding even in the church as to what it really means to be a saved Christian. We need to look at what the Bible itself says here firstly too.. To be a Christian is based on the Greek word anointed one, Christos, a person in whom we can see the anointing of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ.. do we see yours easily? or do you like bullying others too much still? doing your own thing?
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Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
http://anyonecare.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/anointed/