Message from @FreshWholeMilk
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I know this
No no
But the Church is still the new Israel
How?
Israel is the new Israel
you said it was the same as saying "not all muslims"
Israel is the new Israel
WOKE
Because flesh Israel were the chosen people in the OT and now we are, get it?
Have you read the Bible?
Yes but how has that transferred to us?
Because we are the chosen people
Well yes, I'm aware you think that, but how so?
Because Christians are God’s people
The children of Judah are not simply "jews". As such it's fair to say Christians are the chosen people, but claiming that the Church is the new Israel doesn't make much sense
Have you read the Bible?
Paul said we are the new Israel
Unless you're saying the flesh Israel is simply judah's children
Flesh Israel is Jacob’s children, not just Judah’s
christians are the new jews, old jews are so last century
This feels far too much like identity politics in my opinion. Christianity to me is not about taking notes on which children are chosen and which aren't. Christianity is accepting the lord Lord's reign over us, and obeying scripture to the wholest of our abilities.
Look up Galatians 6 16 and get back to me
Instead of saying "w-well WE were the children of this guy, so God likes us more!"
Being a Christian is pretty important
Of course
My faith is one of the most important things in the world to me.
1 Peter 2 9
Generation
So you think it was only that generation?
Seems to be.
He claims that it is a chosen generation, as such, it's referring only to that generation.
So what are Christians if not the people of God?
I never once said otherwise.
Right, we are the people of God, where flesh Israel once was, hence the new Israel
That seems a little bit of a reach. Simply saying that the church is the chosen people of God is probably a far less confusing way of saying it. Claiming we're the new Israel is a little overboard.
So we are the real Jews.
It’s the same thing
Saying you're the new Israel has an awful lot of connotations. Not to mention, not really. Israel is simply a region/country in the common vernacular. Simply claiming that we are the chosen people of God is a much better way of putting it.
I mean in reference to Old Testament Israel, not the modern state