[hosepipe]

[.. You mean all Christians are (extended) Israel, not all Christians are Jews, I hope. ..]

Isreal is Isreal.. The Body of Christ is the Body of Christ..
The Body of Christ trumps anything earthly, Jewish, or religious..

[kosta50]

Isreal is Isreal.. The Body of Christ is the Body of Christ..The Body of Christ trumps anything earthly, Jewish, or religious

Israel means "people of God," not Jews. Its narrow meaning was changed with Christianity, which is extended Israel, as it became "obvious" to +Paul that one does not have to be a Jew to be Israel.