Not a particularly popular point of view around here, but in my opinion the New Testament is very clear that the Jews WERE God’s chosen people. That's false. They still are His chosen. In fact, the Apostle Paul goes through great lengths teaching that they are still His.
So I don't know what New Testament you're reading.
They lost this status when they, as a group, chose to reject their Messiah, his son.
Since then, Spiritual Israel has been God’s new chosen people. It is made up of all those who choose to follow Christ, and includes many ethnic Jews on an equal basis with all other ethnic groups.
And this is the heresy of Replacement Theology. Their spiritual blindness was prophesied and Gentiles are the beneficiaries of it.
Don't mistake this with His casting them away. Every jot and tittle will be fulfilled.
If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears. Or you can get raw with these strings. Either way, the violin is sweet yet lethal.
Do it!
The heresy of Replacement Theology has been the faith of the vast majority of Christians over the last 2000 years.
You are entirely welcome to believe they were, and are, all heretics, but it is going to seriously trim down the ranks of the orthodox.
The heresy of Replacement Theology has been the faith of the vast majority of Christians over the last 2000 years.
You are entirely welcome to believe they were, and are, all heretics, but it is going to seriously trim the ranks of the orthodox.
28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
And this is the heresy of Replacement Theology. Their spiritual blindness was prophesied and Gentiles are the beneficiaries of it. Don't mistake this with His casting them away. Every jot and tittle will be fulfilled.Well said. It is the vile heresy of "replacement theology" that has led to the crusades, the inquisition, "the church as kingdom," and many other horrible doctrines and events that have occurred in Christian history. Churches would do well to purge themselves of every last tiny bit of replacementalism.