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To: xone
>>>You can find the part about the believers then alive in the text, else Peter was preaching to the dead. To what purpose? They already had their reward. As for believers hence, are we not discussing this?<<<

Maybe I misunderstood your original post to me. You failed to include any reference to any part of the post you replied to, so I can only assume we are referring to the same thing. Let's rehash: this was your post #310:

"Except for that to be true, those people would have been preached to by Peter, not happening. He was talking to believers then alive and believers hence."

This was my question in #319:

"Where can I find that? Where did Peter write that he was talking to believers then alive and believers hence?"

>>> I don’t separate the faithful remnant of Israel from the Church as it is the same tree. No Jew/Greek/male/female/ just one in Christ. All in the royal priesthood of our King. <<<

Where can I find that in the scriptures? I quoted many references that point to old-covenant Israel as the holy nation--the royal priesthood. Can you show me any reference that points to the inclusion of Gentiles in that priesthood?

>>>As for the membership in the first resurrection those who died in Christ or who will before the Second Coming are those members. The extant believers in Christ transformed at His Second Coming will be also.<<<

What can I find that in God's Word?

Philip

324 posted on 03/12/2014 7:56:15 AM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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To: PhilipFreneau
Who do you think he was talking to in 1 Peter 2? He wasn't preaching to the dead. You may consider the words of scripture just for the instruction of the addressed audience, but scripture itself doesn't.

Where can I find that in the scriptures? I quoted many references that point to old-covenant Israel as the holy nation--the royal priesthood. Can you show me any reference that points to the inclusion of Gentiles in that priesthood?

Romans 11 speaks of the remnant and the Gentiles.

What can I find that in God's Word?

Rev 20 talks of the first resurrection. Believers who died in Christ.

325 posted on 03/12/2014 8:34:06 AM PDT by xone
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