"replacement theology" - what is it?
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[FONT="][FONT="]1 Kings 10:9
[FONT="]"Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness."[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT="]"Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness."[/FONT][/FONT]
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[TD]He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word whichhe commanded to a thousand generations.
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[TD]Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
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[TD]And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
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[TD]Psa 105:8
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[TD]He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word whichhe commanded to a thousand generations.
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[TD]Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
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[TD]And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
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[FONT="]Joel 3:1-2[/FONT]
[FONT="]"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.[/FONT]
[FONT="]"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Romans 11:1-2[/FONT]
[FONT="]I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?[/FONT]
[FONT="]I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?[/FONT]
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My sister, I don't understand how non-believers can have salvation. Please share your insight. 
[FONT="]I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”[a]?4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[b] 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.[/FONT]
[FONT="]7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, 8 as it is written:[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="]“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that could not see
and ears that could not hear,
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Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring![/FONT]
[FONT="]13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruitsis holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.[/FONT]
[FONT="]17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.24 After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
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[FONT="]25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26 and in this way[e] all Israel will be saved. As it is written:[/FONT]
[FONT="]“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
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[FONT="]28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[h] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. 32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.[/FONT]
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Well, Zone, in order to answer your question, I did what any patriotic Canadian or American would do: I googled it.
According to Wikipedia, and I am paraphrasing liberally, Replacement Theology states that Christians have replaced the Jews as God’s “chosen” people. I think a lot of people believe that, not necessarily you. I don’t believe that. I think the Lord has separate plans for Christians and Jews.
Don't apologize for adding another thread. What would we do without new threads - keep rehashing the old ones?
According to Wikipedia, and I am paraphrasing liberally, Replacement Theology states that Christians have replaced the Jews as God’s “chosen” people. I think a lot of people believe that, not necessarily you. I don’t believe that. I think the Lord has separate plans for Christians and Jews.
Don't apologize for adding another thread. What would we do without new threads - keep rehashing the old ones?
My view is probably what you would call the replacement theology.
But I am not sure if any replacement took place. No unbelieving Jews were ever "His people". Only believing ones, right?
So I fail to see the replacement. Believing Jews are still His people and unbelieving ones have never been His people.
But I am not sure if any replacement took place. No unbelieving Jews were ever "His people". Only believing ones, right?
So I fail to see the replacement. Believing Jews are still His people and unbelieving ones have never been His people.
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