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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

I have already said that the Gentiles and Jews are one man n Christ. But there is a difference between Israel and the church...Who was Paul, the apostle to the gentiles speaking to in this passage? He was speaking to Gentiles in the church...

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
You need to learn the message of Romans 9-11


29 posted on 02/11/2016 7:03:42 PM PST by pastorbillrandles (ore and rebuild Jerusalem)
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To: pastorbillrandles

Verse 14 shows Paul was not speaking of physical Jews when later he says “ so all Israel will be saved”

” and might save some of them” - clearly speaking about unbelieving Jews.

The Israel that will be saved is the Church, comprised of Jews and Gentile believers in Christ.

I already quoted Paul in Ephesians 2 saying believing Gentiles are fellow citizens with believing Jews in the commonwealth of Israel.

Unbelieving Jews and unbelieving Gentiles are not part of the commonwealth of Israel, in fact, they are part of Satan’s kingdom and enemies of God.

Tell me, this “miracle” you speak of in the country of Israel. Are they witnesses of God or enemies of God?


31 posted on 02/11/2016 7:34:58 PM PST by one Lord one faith one baptism
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