[Cronos]

The Church, i.e. the Jesus following Jews that we call Christians ARE the new Israel, the continuation of the Old Israel - with gentiles grafted on.

The community of God has expanded from one family to a tribe to a nation to the entire world.

[Philsworld]

The Church, i.e. the Jesus following Jews that we call Christians ARE the new Israel, the continuation of the Old Israel - with gentiles grafted on.

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Well stated. I agree.

[boatbums]

“Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name: ‘If this fixed order departs from before me, declares the Lord, then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever.’ Thus says the Lord: ‘If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, declares the Lord.’” (Jeremiah 31:35-37)

“For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in; and thus all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion. He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.” “And this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.” From the standpoint of the gospel, they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers; for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable,” (Rom. 11:25-29).