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Who gets the promises?: Jews Church? : "Replacement theology": Other thoughts
(Please read all of it, before you simply give your opinion on the definition of replacement theology.)
I've been trying to sort through this issue of who God is working through now, who gets God's promises, and just who is a "replacement theologian", or if that term is even legit.
I want to ask a few questions.
Who is God working through now?
A. People who claim the OT, who claim Abraham as an ancestor, but who reject Jesus.
B People who don't reject Jesus.
Who gets the promises of God?
A. People who claim the OT, who claim Abraham as an ancestor, but who reject Jesus.
B People who don't reject Jesus.
Who makes up the church?
A. People who claim the OT, who claim Abraham as an ancestor, but who reject Jesus.
B People who don't reject Jesus.
I don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who would say God is working through and revealing himself through rebellious people who are actively and ultimately rejecting Jesus.
I don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who would say God gives his promises to those who will ultimately reject Jesus.
I don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who says the church is composed of people who ultimately reject Jesus.
So those who don't reject Jesus ultimately receive the promises of God.
Those who don't reject Jesus are called the church.
I also don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who would say that physical decedents of Abraham who don't reject Jesus, won't receive God's promises.
So I guess i'm trying to figure out why this label of "replacement theology" gets pinned on folks, seeing most folks believe the only ones who receive God's promises are those who trust in Jesus, and those who trust in Jesus are called the church.
Is there a detail of "replacement theology" I'm missing.
I believe God keeps his promises to the physical descendants of Abraham, but only to the ones who trust in Jesus, which means those are kept to those in the church, since the church is composed of those who trust Jesus.
What am I missing on this one?
(Please read all of it, before you simply give your opinion on the definition of replacement theology.)
I've been trying to sort through this issue of who God is working through now, who gets God's promises, and just who is a "replacement theologian", or if that term is even legit.
I want to ask a few questions.
Who is God working through now?
A. People who claim the OT, who claim Abraham as an ancestor, but who reject Jesus.
B People who don't reject Jesus.
Who gets the promises of God?
A. People who claim the OT, who claim Abraham as an ancestor, but who reject Jesus.
B People who don't reject Jesus.
Who makes up the church?
A. People who claim the OT, who claim Abraham as an ancestor, but who reject Jesus.
B People who don't reject Jesus.
I don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who would say God is working through and revealing himself through rebellious people who are actively and ultimately rejecting Jesus.
I don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who would say God gives his promises to those who will ultimately reject Jesus.
I don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who says the church is composed of people who ultimately reject Jesus.
So those who don't reject Jesus ultimately receive the promises of God.
Those who don't reject Jesus are called the church.
I also don't know anyone with orthodox doctrine who would say that physical decedents of Abraham who don't reject Jesus, won't receive God's promises.
So I guess i'm trying to figure out why this label of "replacement theology" gets pinned on folks, seeing most folks believe the only ones who receive God's promises are those who trust in Jesus, and those who trust in Jesus are called the church.
Is there a detail of "replacement theology" I'm missing.
I believe God keeps his promises to the physical descendants of Abraham, but only to the ones who trust in Jesus, which means those are kept to those in the church, since the church is composed of those who trust Jesus.
What am I missing on this one?