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The following is excerpted from chapter 10 (The New Covenant) of Dr. Renald Showers’ book “There Really Is a Difference: A Comparison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology”.
It is apparent that Jesus established the New Covenant when He shed His blood on the cross (Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 8:6-13; 9:15; 12:24) . The Church, which began shortly after Christ’s death (Acts 2:1-4;11:15), has partaken of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant. According to the Apostle Paul’s teaching in Romans 11, during the time of the Church, a remnant of liter, national Israel is being saved by the grace of God through faith in Christ. Those Israelites who make up that remnant become members of the Church through salvation. They thereby partake of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant, as do the other members of the Church. They do not, however partake of the material and national blessings of the New Covenant, as the rest of the Church does not.
By contrast with the remnant, during the time of the Church, the majority of literal, national Israel does not become saved because of its hardened unbelief. As a result, that majority does not obtain any of the promised blessings of the New Covenant, even though it seeks many of those blessings during the present Church age. Because of their unbelief, the Israelites who make up the majority of the nation have been removed by God from the place of covenant blessings which the nation of Israel enjoyed with God in the past. This means, then, that national Israel failed to enter the New Covenant relationship with God in conjunction with Messiah’s first coming.
While the majority of national Israel remains in unbelief outside the place of covenant blessing, many Gentiles, who originally were not in that place of blessing, are being grafted into it by the grace of God through faith in Christ. These saved Gentiles are members of the Church. They are grafted into the place of covenant blessing in the sense that they partake of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant, as do the remnant Israelite members of the Church.
In spite of the fact that believing Gentiles are grafted into the place of covenant blessing in the place of the unbelieving majority of national Israel, that does not mean that the fulfillment of the New Covenant with literal, national Israel has been nullified. Paul made it very clear that the majority of national Israel will not be removed from the place of covenant blessing forever. That removal is only temporary. When the great harvest of Gentile souls has been gathered and Messiah returns, national Israel will be saved and placed back into the place of covenant blessing (Romans 11:23-27). As a result, at that time literal, national Israel will enter fully into the New Covenant relationship with God, and all the promises (spiritual, material, and national) of that covenant will be fulfilled completely with that nation. Thus, although national Israel failed to enter the New Covenant relationship with God in conjunction with Messiah’s first coming, t will enter that relationship in conjunction with His Second Coming.
In Romans 11, therefore, Paul explained how the Church now partakes of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant. The complete fulfillment of that covenant with national Israel, however, has not been and never will be nullified.
Source: Excerpt from “There Really Is A Difference: A Comparison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology” by Renald E. Showers, chapter 10, The New Covenant, pg. 109-111.
Jewish Awareness Ministries is in agreement with the biblical teachings of Dr. Renald E. Showers. They sell his book (There Really Is A Difference: A Comarison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology). Why would this ministry sell a book written by someone with whom they doctrinally disagree?
THERE REALLY IS A DIFFERENCE | Israel News | Bible Prophecies | Proclaiming Messiah | Jewish Awareness Ministries
Concluding Considerations
It is apparent that Jesus established the New Covenant when He shed His blood on the cross (Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 8:6-13; 9:15; 12:24) . The Church, which began shortly after Christ’s death (Acts 2:1-4;11:15), has partaken of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant. According to the Apostle Paul’s teaching in Romans 11, during the time of the Church, a remnant of liter, national Israel is being saved by the grace of God through faith in Christ. Those Israelites who make up that remnant become members of the Church through salvation. They thereby partake of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant, as do the other members of the Church. They do not, however partake of the material and national blessings of the New Covenant, as the rest of the Church does not.
By contrast with the remnant, during the time of the Church, the majority of literal, national Israel does not become saved because of its hardened unbelief. As a result, that majority does not obtain any of the promised blessings of the New Covenant, even though it seeks many of those blessings during the present Church age. Because of their unbelief, the Israelites who make up the majority of the nation have been removed by God from the place of covenant blessings which the nation of Israel enjoyed with God in the past. This means, then, that national Israel failed to enter the New Covenant relationship with God in conjunction with Messiah’s first coming.
While the majority of national Israel remains in unbelief outside the place of covenant blessing, many Gentiles, who originally were not in that place of blessing, are being grafted into it by the grace of God through faith in Christ. These saved Gentiles are members of the Church. They are grafted into the place of covenant blessing in the sense that they partake of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant, as do the remnant Israelite members of the Church.
In spite of the fact that believing Gentiles are grafted into the place of covenant blessing in the place of the unbelieving majority of national Israel, that does not mean that the fulfillment of the New Covenant with literal, national Israel has been nullified. Paul made it very clear that the majority of national Israel will not be removed from the place of covenant blessing forever. That removal is only temporary. When the great harvest of Gentile souls has been gathered and Messiah returns, national Israel will be saved and placed back into the place of covenant blessing (Romans 11:23-27). As a result, at that time literal, national Israel will enter fully into the New Covenant relationship with God, and all the promises (spiritual, material, and national) of that covenant will be fulfilled completely with that nation. Thus, although national Israel failed to enter the New Covenant relationship with God in conjunction with Messiah’s first coming, t will enter that relationship in conjunction with His Second Coming.
In Romans 11, therefore, Paul explained how the Church now partakes of the spiritual blessings of the New Covenant. The complete fulfillment of that covenant with national Israel, however, has not been and never will be nullified.
Source: Excerpt from “There Really Is A Difference: A Comparison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology” by Renald E. Showers, chapter 10, The New Covenant, pg. 109-111.
Jewish Awareness Ministries is in agreement with the biblical teachings of Dr. Renald E. Showers. They sell his book (There Really Is A Difference: A Comarison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology). Why would this ministry sell a book written by someone with whom they doctrinally disagree?
THERE REALLY IS A DIFFERENCE | Israel News | Bible Prophecies | Proclaiming Messiah | Jewish Awareness Ministries
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I' sorry, but I disagree with you. This ministry is a Christian ministry. These people are born again Christians, some are ethnically Jews. They are members of the body of Christ/the Church, which makes them Christians.
I think you fail to understand that the Church and Israel are two distinct entities. Unbelieving Israel has not entered into the new covenant. That won't happen until the Second coming (Romans 11:25-29). However, the Church has been and is now partaking of the "spiritual blessings" of the New Covenant. Since you don't believe in dispensational theology and don't make a distinction between the Church and Israel, I can't expect you to understand about the future fulfillment of the New Covenant for the nation of Israel. (which includes the spiritual fulfillment through Christ and the physical land promises of the Abrahamic covenant)
I think you fail to understand that the Church and Israel are two distinct entities. Unbelieving Israel has not entered into the new covenant. That won't happen until the Second coming (Romans 11:25-29). However, the Church has been and is now partaking of the "spiritual blessings" of the New Covenant. Since you don't believe in dispensational theology and don't make a distinction between the Church and Israel, I can't expect you to understand about the future fulfillment of the New Covenant for the nation of Israel. (which includes the spiritual fulfillment through Christ and the physical land promises of the Abrahamic covenant)
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Then how do you come to the conclusion that the New Covenant teaching of the Jewish Awareness Ministries is incorrect?
The Church has been partaking in the "spiritual blessings" of the New Covenant since the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Did you happen to read to whom God gave the New Covenant?
BTW, Wikipedia is really not a very good resource. I have a suggestion. Why don't you get alone with God and your Bible and just study all this and let the Holy Spirit guide you. Forget about what all these guys are telling you. You seem to go into a discussion with pre-supposed teachings and then interpret what you read here and then impose that on what I'm trying to say. It's very frustrating for me and I'm getting tired of it.
That's why I left the Messianic movement over 30 years ago.
Those who turn back to Old Testament legalism crucify the Son of God afresh and cannot be brought again to repentance
The Church has been partaking in the "spiritual blessings" of the New Covenant since the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Did you happen to read to whom God gave the New Covenant?
BTW, Wikipedia is really not a very good resource. I have a suggestion. Why don't you get alone with God and your Bible and just study all this and let the Holy Spirit guide you. Forget about what all these guys are telling you. You seem to go into a discussion with pre-supposed teachings and then interpret what you read here and then impose that on what I'm trying to say. It's very frustrating for me and I'm getting tired of it.
That's why I left the Messianic movement over 30 years ago.
Those who turn back to Old Testament legalism crucify the Son of God afresh and cannot be brought again to repentance
Do you want honesty? Here is honesty.
Any group that forms its own theology and it requires its own new name is a cult.
The only truth is the Word of Yahweh, God, as He has given it to all mankind. Any denomination claiming to believe the Bible, yet feeling a necessity to have its own name and own doctrine because it differs from all others is no better than the others.
The Word of God is the Way, the Truth and the Light, that is for those who are repented and believe in His Only Begotten Son in Spirit and Truth.
There, all the cults are exposed.
Any group that forms its own theology and it requires its own new name is a cult.
The only truth is the Word of Yahweh, God, as He has given it to all mankind. Any denomination claiming to believe the Bible, yet feeling a necessity to have its own name and own doctrine because it differs from all others is no better than the others.
The Word of God is the Way, the Truth and the Light, that is for those who are repented and believe in His Only Begotten Son in Spirit and Truth.
There, all the cults are exposed.
Jer 17:9 ¶ The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Which things would you like to stay hidden?
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Which things would you like to stay hidden?
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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It's dishonest to falsely expose a ministry which isn't a cult. Exposing cults and heresies is one thing, but bearing false witness is another. Praus was blatantly bearing false witness about a ministry just because he found some information on the website with which he didn't agree....and BINGO, he yells CULT! CULT! That's what is dishonest.
It is also dishonest to accuse someone of posting anti-Christian sites and sites which promote "other" religions....which was another false witness.
That's dishonest....and borders on talebearing.
It is also dishonest to accuse someone of posting anti-Christian sites and sites which promote "other" religions....which was another false witness.
That's dishonest....and borders on talebearing.
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It's those hidden things of dishonesty, that never get dealt with that corrupt the soul and leaven the conscience and lead away from the truth we have been given and received of the Spirit. You can't expose heresy with heresy anymore than you can expose a negative with another negative. You need light to do that and you need to be walking in the light. When you walk in the light you never fret about the darkness because it is easily discerned by the light. So our job, as children of light, is to bring the light of God's goodness and truth into the darkness to expose those who live in darkness to the light. Conversion always comes from the light exposing the darkness with the light of hope, faith and assurance.
except Israel.
they were never promised The Light (of the World)
Paul had received by revelation a measure of grace according to God's purpose that he was to administer, dispense, oversee and manage in terms of its affairs, its doctrine and the building up of believers as a habitation of God through the Spirit.
This was to be done by faith and all under the stewardship of this grace that was given.
This was never offered to Israel nor was it a part of the commonwealth of Israel.
It was solely offered to the church as part of the manifold grace and wisdom of God according to God's purpose to reveal the mystery of Christ and the church.
It excluded Israel as a people and nation.....BradC
they were never promised The Light (of the World)
Paul had received by revelation a measure of grace according to God's purpose that he was to administer, dispense, oversee and manage in terms of its affairs, its doctrine and the building up of believers as a habitation of God through the Spirit.
This was to be done by faith and all under the stewardship of this grace that was given.
This was never offered to Israel nor was it a part of the commonwealth of Israel.
It was solely offered to the church as part of the manifold grace and wisdom of God according to God's purpose to reveal the mystery of Christ and the church.
It excluded Israel as a people and nation.....BradC
Paul had received by revelation a measure of grace according to God's purpose that he was to administer, dispense, oversee and manage in terms of its affairs, its doctrine and the building up of believers as a habitation of God through the Spirit.
This was to be done by faith and all under the stewardship of this grace that was given.
This was never offered to Israel nor was it a part of the commonwealth of Israel.
It was solely offered to the church as part of the manifold grace and wisdom of God according to God's purpose to reveal the mystery of Christ and the church.
It excluded Israel as a people and nation.....BradC
This was to be done by faith and all under the stewardship of this grace that was given.
This was never offered to Israel nor was it a part of the commonwealth of Israel.
It was solely offered to the church as part of the manifold grace and wisdom of God according to God's purpose to reveal the mystery of Christ and the church.
It excluded Israel as a people and nation.....BradC