remember the issue here is not who is saved and who is not saved.
All people who are born again are one in christ, there is neither jew or gentile. free or slave, male or female. we are one in Christ (from adam until the last person who will ever be saved, this is true of all of us)
The issue is, Did God make specific promises and give them to the nation of Israel (which have absolutely nothing to do wiht salvation of anyone) that he di dnot make with any other people groups (gentile) and are those promises still valid today.
people want to try to make it all fit into one puzzle. and not separate the two. (ie both issues are salvic in nature and related) But we can not do that, God did not. nore should we.
Right, and I have lots of room to grow in studying the Word. I love these verses regarding that, and yes by the way, I do see the difference already with being saved, drafted in as saved gentiles, and the promises God has made to Israel, the Jewish people (saved or unsaved) because of yours or someones verses in the thread
2 Timothy 3:14-17New King James Version (NKJV)
[SUP]14 [/SUP]But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned
them, [SUP]15 [/SUP]and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]All Scripture
is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, [SUP]17 [/SUP]that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.