[CynicalBear]

>> He was sent only to lost sheep of the House of Israel.<<

And they rejected Him thereby offering a way for the Gentiles to be grafted in. The Gentiles are NOT Israel.

Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

Israel was set aside and salvation has been offered to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

Take that veil from your mind and heart by turning to Christ and away from reading the law of Moses.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “And they rejected Him thereby offering a way for the Gentiles to be grafted in” <<

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No, the Pharisaical Jews rejected him, not the House of Israel!

It was the Lost sheep of the House of Israel that were grafted back in. They are the gentiles.

[redleghunter]

I don’t know how one could read Romans 9-11 and come away with equating “Israel” with “Gentiles.” In fact both are clearly distinguished in the above chapters.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+9&version=NKJV

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010&version=NKJV

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2011&version=NKJV

[editor-surveyor]

Only Israel is the olive trees.

James 1:

[1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

1Peter 1:

[1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

The epistles are written solely to Israelites.

Romans was written to the 'wild' Israelites in Rome.

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