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To: wmfights
At the risk of flattery, I know you to be a very solid, steadfast Christian who has his head on straight. And that certainly is saying something these days.

That being said, I don't believe you can make the statement that "it did not originate during the Apostolic Era". There are a number of not only onesy verses, but three chapters of Romans is devoted to it.

I take NO position of eschatological understanding except to say a person is either in Christ or not in Christ. A person is a believer or unbeliever. A child of the light or a child of darkness. Righteous or unrighteous. This is what the Kingdom of God is all about. We are sojourners. And those who believe in God are part of this family with all the honor accorded by God the Father and His Son.

Those who do not believe in the Son are not part of this family. And, as you've stated, it is God that opens our eyes and ears to see and hear the truth. It is possible that someday the physical Israel will have their eyes opened to the truth and come to be saved. But when, and if, that day happens God will save them just like He did with Abraham, Moses, Noah and all the rest-to His great glory and honor. But until that occurs, as the scriptures teaches the wrath of God is upon them, for they have rejected the Son.

53 posted on 05/14/2014 5:37:38 PM PDT by HarleyD ("... letters are weighty, but his .. presence is weak, and his speech of no account.")
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To: HarleyD
...I know you to be a very solid, steadfast Christian who has his head on straight. And that certainly is saying something these days.

Thank you. I hope you realize I think of you and several of my Reformed FRiends in the same way.

Those who do not believe in the Son are not part of this family. And, as you've stated, it is God that opens our eyes and ears to see and hear the truth. It is possible that someday the physical Israel will have their eyes opened to the truth and come to be saved. But when, and if, that day happens God will save them just like He did with Abraham, Moses, Noah and all the rest-to His great glory and honor. But until that occurs, as the scriptures teaches the wrath of God is upon them, for they have rejected the Son.

You are restating a view that dispensationalists hold. The point that supersessionists miss is Scripture does make it clear that God does have a plan for a segment of ethnic Israel. In order to avoid this truth supersessionism altered the way we interpret Scripture. Justin Martyr was a culprit in this in that he was the first to promote the belief that all promises given to Israel by God were now given to the church. It's a convenient view if your view of Christianity includes the church as a part of the State, but that perspective ignores what Jesus did at The Cross.

54 posted on 05/16/2014 7:15:34 AM PDT by wmfights
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