Chapter 5. 4
Jews, Gentiles
Replacement Theology
Has the Christian Church replaced the Jews
as God’s chosen Covenant people
Replacement
Theology
This
is a concept that Jewish Israel failed to recognize the Messiah Jesus
Christ, and after centuries has now been replaced as God’s chosen people by the
Christian Church. Israel now has no role
in God’s future work.[1]
This is a FALSE doctrine of the New Age movement. Jesus Christ is the life giving Vine. God broke off the branches of unbelieving Israel and grafted into the
vine, the believing Gentiles.[2] Note: The word Gentile or Greek it is a term used
to denote anyone that was not a Jew; it simply means everybody
else. BUT, if
the broken off branches of Israel will believe, God has promised to graft them
back in.
LISTEN: The Vine is Jesus Christ and the branches
are Jewish Israel.[3]
When you as a Gentile are grafted into
the vine, you become part of Jewish Israel; your roots become Jewish.
All Israel is therefore; the natural branches of the
vine; the believing Jews, plus the un-natural wild branches that were grated in; the Gentiles,
PLUS the broken off branches that were
grafted back into the vine; the returning believing Jews. SO, when you see ALL
ISRAEL spoken of, it includes all believers; we
are “All
Israel”.[4]
If we are arrogant toward the Jew, because
we have been grafted into the vine, God will judge us. God will bless those who bless the Jews and
curse those that curse them.[5] If it were not for the Jews we would not have
the scriptures, prophets, apostles and our Messiah.
Israel’s blindness to the Messiah will be
removed when the fullness of the Gentile has been completed; this will occur
during the tribulation period.[6]
Romans 11:17-21- The Gentiles are a wild
olive shoot, grafted in
17
If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive
shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the
nourishing sap from the olive root,
18
do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support
the root, but the root supports you. You will say then,
19
"Branches
were broken off so that I could be grafted
in."
20
But THEY WERE BROKEN OFF BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF, and you stand by faith. Do not be
arrogant, but be afraid.
21 For if God did not spare the natural
branches, he will not spare you either. NIV
[1] Romans 11:1 – Did God reject Israel; by NO means -- Romans 11:5 - There is
a remnant of Israel that has been predestined
[2] John 15:1-2- God will cut
off every branch that does not bear fruit
[3] John 15:5 – Jesus is the
vine and the believer is the branches
[4] Romans 11:25-26 – The
hardening of Israel’s heart will end and ALL Israel will be saved
[5] Genesis 12:3 - I will
bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse
[6] Romans 11:23-24 – If
Israel does not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted back in and saved
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