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1 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Morant61 | 170274 | ||
Greetings John! Thanks for the link! The quote that I liked best was this: "God has not replaced the Jewish people with the church. Quite to the contrary, God has grafted Gentile branches into the tree of believing Israel, a tree made up of all true believers, both Jewish and Gentile, a tree rooted in the faith of the patriarchs (Romans 11:17-24). God has expanded Israel, not replaced it. It precisely because of the fact that Gentile believers have been grafted into the tree of Israel, a tree foreign to their nature, that they have an obligation to the Jewish people, those natural branches which were cut off and which will be grafted in again. The doctrine of spiritual Israel should never be abused to imply God is finished with the Jewish people -- quite the contrary! It is expressly because of the truth of this doctrine we must stand by the natural branches and pray for their grafting in again! " An interesting related question is, 'Does Rom. 11:26 refer to the nation of Israel or to the Spiritual Israel?' Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170276 | ||
'Does Rom. 11:26 refer to the nation of Israel or to the Spiritual Israel?' Dear Tim, If I recall correctly, you wrote a thesis on Romans 11 in seminary. I'd prefer your opinion over my own on this particular question. But since you asked, my immediate response would be spiritual Israel. All those whom God has shown mercy (ROM 9). An example: I don't expect to see Judas Iscariot at the wedding feast of the Lamb. John |
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3 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Morant61 | 170281 | ||
Greetings John! Thanks for your thoughts my friend! I could see either side on this question, but I probably tend toward Spiritual Israel rather than national Israel. The sense then would be something like: "All Israel will be saved, but not all the descendents of Abraham are part of this Israel." Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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