CHRIST THE CHOSEN ONE, THE ELECT OF THE FATHER

Christ is the One chosen before the foundation of the world to sit on the throne of David as the final Lord and King of Israel (Acts 2:36)

THIS IS NOT REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY!

If I may, I think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider that Christ is the One chosen before the foundation of the world to sit on the throne of David as the final Lord and King of Israel (Acts 2:36)

Since Christ, the Lord is the direct descendant of David the king and was prophesied that He would sit on his throne and reign forever, we should think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider the Lord first.

Luke 1:32-33 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

1 Peter 1:20 "He was chosen before the creation of the world but was revealed in these last times for your sake." (NIV). At the same token, all those who have joined themselves to Him are also heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ (Ro. 8:17) which in turn makes them part of the elect,

Ephesians 1:4 "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved."

Eph. 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

It is my contention then that Christ is the elect of the Father, who became the last true Israelite, giving them Israel one last chance to continue to be chosen providing they chose Jesus as their King and the rightful and final descendant of David.

Jesus is, in fact, the last true Israelite who was the only one who pleased the Father completely (Mat. 3:17, 12:18, 17:5, Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, Jn 5:19, 30 and 2 Pe 1:17). Jesus did it all that was in the Father’s heart.

But with the nation of Israel, He was not pleased with at all (1 Cor. 10:5) because they continually strayed from Him and went after other gods (Amos 5:25-26, Acts 7:39)

Jesus is the true Israel and God’s only true representative because He retraced the steps that Israel took and completed what Israel never did,

Exo. 4:22 "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, "Israel is My son, My firstborn."

Matthew 2:15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON." (NAU)

NAS95 Numbers 32:13 "So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD was destroyed."

Mark 1:13 "And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him."

When the Lord went to the cross, He went for us and as our covenant representative (He took our place). When He died, we died with Him (Col 2:20, 3:3), when He resurrected from the dead, we resurrected with Him (Ro. 6:4-5) because we are born again (1 Pe 1:3, 23), and finally, when He ascended to the heavens, He took us with Him (in our spirits we are joined to the Spirit of Christ) to reign with Him in heavenly places, or a place of authority (Eph 2:6).

If that is the case and since the bible tells us that there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, but rather we are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28), why do we go back to kindergarten school and try to maintain our "playing blocks" and assert that this present, political, and sinful nation is still God’s chosen?

When was the last time that God spoke to Israel? Hasn’t God spoken for the last time in His Son? (Heb 1:2). Hasn’t God called out a people (including Jews) to be part of His bride? Isn’t Jesus the head of the new covenant congregation that is connected to the old through the cross? Wouldn’t any thinking believer state that anyone who is outside of the body of the Messiah (Christ) does not belong to Him? (Ro. 8:9b)

The church is the B-O-D-Y of God the Son, who is the Messiah and the King of all creation, (Eph 1:23, 4:4-6, 5:30; Col 1:24)

In conclusion, God always had one people of faith and that’s the people He has always dealt with. Today it is called the church, the bride of Christ; in the OT, it was the remnant of Israel (true believers), who JOINED themselves to Christ and became the church (no replacement theology)

If God's plan was to have a separate Israel, what right do we have to read the OT because it was not written to them, not to us? However, we do read it, don't we? So, what happens when we read the psalms, memorize scriptures, and claim to be Abraham’s seed? Why do we do that? It is because we are the true remnant – or the new Israel of God!

In conclusion, the remnant of Israel that came to Christ ascended to the level and privilege to become the first body of Messiah (united to God through Christ-Jn. 14:17, 20). Later, Gentiles began to come to Christ (through the same door which is Christ-- John 10:7-8), therefore both groups are now one body (Eph. 2:14, 18-22).

Ephesians 4:4–6 (NASB 2020)
4 "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."


THIS IS NOT REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY!

It would seem from the Scriptures we are predestined by God from this age to the true Life in the Kingdom when we choose to believe and follow Jesus Yeshua,..

The Bible says believers are predestined to be like Christ. Romans 8

Jesus is the true Israel...

Jesus Christ is God's "elect" or the one whom God has "chosen".

We read:

Isaiah chapter 42

[1] Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
[2] He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
[3] A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
[4] He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

This portion of scripture is cited in the New Testament in relation to Jesus Christ.

Again, we read:

Matthew chapter 12

[14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
[15] But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
[16] And charged them that they should not make him known:
[17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
[18] Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
[19] He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
[20] A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
[21] And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

As I said earlier, and even as we just read, Jesus Christ is God's "elect" or the one whom God has "chosen".

If we are ultimately found to be in Christ, then we are part of God's "elect" or we are "chosen IN HIM" (Eph. 1:4).

God's offer of salvation "in Christ" is made available to everyone, but, sad to say, not everyone will receive it.
Yes, he most certainly is.

The Bible clearly speaks of two different "Israels".

For example, we read:

Isaiah chapter 49

[1] Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
[2] And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
[3] And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
[4] Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
[5] And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
[6] And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

First of all, Jesus Christ is the one whom the LORD has called from the womb, and the one of whom God made mention of his name while he was yet in Mary's womb (Luke 1:30-33).

Secondly, Jesus Christ is the one whose mouth has been made like a sharp sword (Rev. 1:16, 2:12, 16, 19:15, 21) in that he only ever spoke the words of God which are likened to a sharp sword in scripture (Eph. 6:17, Heb. 4:12).

Thirdly, Jesus Christ is the one whom God here called "my servant, O Israel" or the one in whom God would be glorified.

Notice Jesus' lament:

"Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God" (vs. 4).

Here, Jesus Christ was lamenting the fact that most of the nation of Israel to whom he was sent would reject him (John 1:11-12).

Please consider the following:

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. " (II Chronicles 7:14)

How many times have you read this or heard it cited?

Have you ever paused to consider what it actually says?

The nation to whom this was spoken were "called by my name".

Well, what name were they called by?

Were they called by the name "Yahweh"?

No, they were not.

Were they called by the name "Jehovah"?

No, they were not.

Were they called by the name "Elohim"?

No, they were not.

Instead, they were called by the name "Israel" BECAUSE THAT IS JESUS' NAME IN THAT HE IS THE TRUE ISRAEL OF GOD.

In other words, Jesus truly is "Israel" because he is the one who truly "as a prince has power with God and with men, and has prevailed".

Genesis chapter 32

[27] And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[28] And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

The nation of Israel was called by God to properly represent the true Israel, Jesus Christ, to this world, but, sad to say, more often than not, they failed terribly in doing so...and the worst is yet to come for them as a nation.

Turning back to Isaiah chapter 49, a chapter in which God called Jesus "my servant, O Israel" (vs. 3), hear God's response to Jesus' lament:

[5] And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
[6] And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Here, God is telling one "Israel" (Jesus in vs. 3) about another "Israel" (vs. 5) who would "be not gathered". Again, this was precisely fulfilled when many Israelites rejected Jesus Christ at his first coming. God then tells Jesus that he will "restore the preserved of Israel" or save the believing remnant. and that he will also be given as a light to the Gentiles that he might be God's salvation unto the end of the earth.

Anyhow, it is only those who are a part of this first "Israel", Jesus Christ, who will ultimately compose what the Apostle Paul called "the Israel of God" (Gal. 6:16).

That's the truth folks...even though multitudes of people have been duped into believing otherwise.

Well, that was just an introduction.

The entire Bible backs my allegations, so I've certainly got much more to say on this matter if need be.

If I may, I think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider that Christ is the One chosen before the foundation of the world to sit on the throne of David as the final Lord and King of Israel (Acts 2:36)

Since Christ, the Lord is the direct descendant of David the king and was prophesied that He would sit on his throne and reign forever, we should think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider the Lord first.

Luke 1:32-33 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

1 Peter 1:20 "He was chosen before the creation of the world but was revealed in these last times for your sake." (NIV). At the same token, all those who have joined themselves to Him are also heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ (Ro. 8:17) which in turn makes them part of the elect,

Ephesians 1:4 "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved."

Eph. 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

It is my contention then that Christ is the elect of the Father, who became the last true Israelite, giving them Israel one last chance to continue to be chosen providing they chose Jesus as their King and the rightful and final descendant of David.

Jesus is, in fact, the last true Israelite who was the only one who pleased the Father completely (Mat. 3:17, 12:18, 17:5, Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, Jn 5:19, 30 and 2 Pe 1:17). Jesus did it all that was in the Father’s heart.

But with the nation of Israel, He was not pleased with at all (1 Cor. 10:5) because they continually strayed from Him and went after other gods (Amos 5:25-26, Acts 7:39)

Jesus is the true Israel and God’s only true representative because He retraced the steps that Israel took and completed what Israel never did,

Exo. 4:22 "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, "Israel is My son, My firstborn."

Matthew 2:15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON." (NAU)

NAS95 Numbers 32:13 "So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD was destroyed."

Mark 1:13 "And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him."

When the Lord went to the cross, He went for us and as our covenant representative (He took our place). When He died, we died with Him (Col 2:20, 3:3), when He resurrected from the dead, we resurrected with Him (Ro. 6:4-5) because we are born again (1 Pe 1:3, 23), and finally, when He ascended to the heavens, He took us with Him (in our spirits we are joined to the Spirit of Christ) to reign with Him in heavenly places, or a place of authority (Eph 2:6).

If that is the case and since the bible tells us that there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, but rather we are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28), why do we go back to kindergarten school and try to maintain our "playing blocks" and assert that this present, political, and sinful nation is still God’s chosen?

When was the last time that God spoke to Israel? Hasn’t God spoken for the last time in His Son? (Heb 1:2). Hasn’t God called out a people (including Jews) to be part of His bride? Isn’t Jesus the head of the new covenant congregation that is connected to the old through the cross? Wouldn’t any thinking believer state that anyone who is outside of the body of the Messiah (Christ) does not belong to Him? (Ro. 8:9b)

The church is the B-O-D-Y of God the Son, who is the Messiah and the King of all creation, (Eph 1:23, 4:4-6, 5:30; Col 1:24)

In conclusion, God always had one people of faith and that’s the people He has always dealt with. Today it is called the church, the bride of Christ; in the OT, it was the remnant of Israel (true believers), who JOINED themselves to Christ and became the church (no replacement theology)

If God's plan was to have a separate Israel, what right do we have to read the OT because it was not written to them, not to us? However, we do read it, don't we? So, what happens when we read the psalms, memorize scriptures, and claim to be Abraham’s seed? Why do we do that? It is because we are the true remnant – or the new Israel of God!

In conclusion, the remnant of Israel that came to Christ ascended to the level and privilege to become the first body of Messiah (united to God through Christ-Jn. 14:17, 20). Later, Gentiles began to come to Christ (through the same door which is Christ-- John 10:7-8), therefore both groups are now one body (Eph. 2:14, 18-22).

Ephesians 4:4–6 (NASB 2020)
4 "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."


THIS IS NOT REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY!

Anytime, you try to remove national Israel from the Covenant - both the Abrahamic and Davidic and New - and make the Church, the new Israel....

THIS IS REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY. The promises to Israel, in a physical Kingdom, will be done. Why! Because God made an irrevocable, unilateral and unconditional promise to the forefathers.

Ezekiel 36:22-28 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

The Apostle Paul also said this:

Romans 11:25-29 For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in; and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins. As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake. For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of.

The noun "church" (Ekklesia in Greek) simply means '" CALLED OUT." Those who have believed in the Lord have been "called out" of the world's mindset, while those who don't belong to Christ, remain as part of this world and continue to be dead in their sins and trespasses even while they are simply existing (Eph. 2:1).

Your concept of "Replacement Theology" appears to have no point of reference here because it doesn't exist.

Hi, chess-player.

I started a blog my last time through here as "Live4Him2" that might be of some interest to you.

My first post there is entitled "Which came first: The church or the nation of Israel?". It's rather long (4 posts combined together), and you might wonder how it relates to the topic at hand initially, but if you read it until the end, then I think that you'll possibly gain some further insight into the matter at hand.

Here is a link to that post if you're interested in reading it:

https://christianchat.com/blogs/whi...-or-the-nation-of-israel.205002/#post-4818315

I also addressed the word "ekklesia" in a follow-up post there, and you can read what I said about that, if you're interested in doing so, by following this link:

https://christianchat.com/blogs/whi...-or-the-nation-of-israel.205002/#post-4818521

Whether you decide to read either of those posts or not, the ones who are truly guilty of "replacement theology" are those whose focus is upon the physical nation of Israel as opposed to Jesus Christ, the true Israel, who greatly preceded the physical nation of Israel.

You're on the right path in what you've been saying here thus far.

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If I may, I think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider that Christ is the One chosen before the foundation of the world to sit on the throne of David as the final Lord and King of Israel (Acts 2:36)

Since Christ, the Lord is the direct descendant of David the king and was prophesied that He would sit on his throne and reign forever, we should think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider the Lord first.

Luke 1:32-33 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

1 Peter 1:20 "He was chosen before the creation of the world but was revealed in these last times for your sake." (NIV). At the same token, all those who have joined themselves to Him are also heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ (Ro. 8:17) which in turn makes them part of the elect,

Ephesians 1:4 "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved."

Eph. 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

It is my contention then that Christ is the elect of the Father, who became the last true Israelite, giving them Israel one last chance to continue to be chosen providing they chose Jesus as their King and the rightful and final descendant of David.

Jesus is, in fact, the last true Israelite who was the only one who pleased the Father completely (Mat. 3:17, 12:18, 17:5, Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, Jn 5:19, 30 and 2 Pe 1:17). Jesus did it all that was in the Father’s heart.

But with the nation of Israel, He was not pleased with at all (1 Cor. 10:5) because they continually strayed from Him and went after other gods (Amos 5:25-26, Acts 7:39)

Jesus is the true Israel and God’s only true representative because He retraced the steps that Israel took and completed what Israel never did,

Exo. 4:22 "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, "Israel is My son, My firstborn."

Matthew 2:15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON." (NAU)

NAS95 Numbers 32:13 "So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD was destroyed."

Mark 1:13 "And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him."

When the Lord went to the cross, He went for us and as our covenant representative (He took our place). When He died, we died with Him (Col 2:20, 3:3), when He resurrected from the dead, we resurrected with Him (Ro. 6:4-5) because we are born again (1 Pe 1:3, 23), and finally, when He ascended to the heavens, He took us with Him (in our spirits we are joined to the Spirit of Christ) to reign with Him in heavenly places, or a place of authority (Eph 2:6).

If that is the case and since the bible tells us that there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, but rather we are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28), why do we go back to kindergarten school and try to maintain our "playing blocks" and assert that this present, political, and sinful nation is still God’s chosen?

When was the last time that God spoke to Israel? Hasn’t God spoken for the last time in His Son? (Heb 1:2). Hasn’t God called out a people (including Jews) to be part of His bride? Isn’t Jesus the head of the new covenant congregation that is connected to the old through the cross? Wouldn’t any thinking believer state that anyone who is outside of the body of the Messiah (Christ) does not belong to Him? (Ro. 8:9b)

The church is the B-O-D-Y of God the Son, who is the Messiah and the King of all creation, (Eph 1:23, 4:4-6, 5:30; Col 1:24)

In conclusion, God always had one people of faith and that’s the people He has always dealt with. Today it is called the church, the bride of Christ; in the OT, it was the remnant of Israel (true believers), who JOINED themselves to Christ and became the church (no replacement theology)

If God's plan was to have a separate Israel, what right do we have to read the OT because it was not written to them, not to us? However, we do read it, don't we? So, what happens when we read the psalms, memorize scriptures, and claim to be Abraham’s seed? Why do we do that? It is because we are the true remnant – or the new Israel of God!

In conclusion, the remnant of Israel that came to Christ ascended to the level and privilege to become the first body of Messiah (united to God through Christ-Jn. 14:17, 20). Later, Gentiles began to come to Christ (through the same door which is Christ-- John 10:7-8), therefore both groups are now one body (Eph. 2:14, 18-22).

Ephesians 4:4–6 (NASB 2020)
4 "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."


THIS IS NOT REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY!

We also are elect in Him before the creation of the world.

If I may, I think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider that Christ is the One chosen before the foundation of the world to sit on the throne of David as the final Lord and King of Israel (Acts 2:36)

Since Christ, the Lord is the direct descendant of David the king and was prophesied that He would sit on his throne and reign forever, we should think that when we speak about the elect, we should consider the Lord first.

Luke 1:32-33 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

1 Peter 1:20 "He was chosen before the creation of the world but was revealed in these last times for your sake." (NIV). At the same token, all those who have joined themselves to Him are also heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ (Ro. 8:17) which in turn makes them part of the elect,

Ephesians 1:4 "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved."

Eph. 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."

It is my contention then that Christ is the elect of the Father, who became the last true Israelite, giving them Israel one last chance to continue to be chosen providing they chose Jesus as their King and the rightful and final descendant of David.

Jesus is, in fact, the last true Israelite who was the only one who pleased the Father completely (Mat. 3:17, 12:18, 17:5, Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, Jn 5:19, 30 and 2 Pe 1:17). Jesus did it all that was in the Father’s heart.

But with the nation of Israel, He was not pleased with at all (1 Cor. 10:5) because they continually strayed from Him and went after other gods (Amos 5:25-26, Acts 7:39)

Jesus is the true Israel and God’s only true representative because He retraced the steps that Israel took and completed what Israel never did,

Exo. 4:22 "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, "Israel is My son, My firstborn."

Matthew 2:15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON." (NAU)

NAS95 Numbers 32:13 "So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD was destroyed."

Mark 1:13 "And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him."

When the Lord went to the cross, He went for us and as our covenant representative (He took our place). When He died, we died with Him (Col 2:20, 3:3), when He resurrected from the dead, we resurrected with Him (Ro. 6:4-5) because we are born again (1 Pe 1:3, 23), and finally, when He ascended to the heavens, He took us with Him (in our spirits we are joined to the Spirit of Christ) to reign with Him in heavenly places, or a place of authority (Eph 2:6).

If that is the case and since the bible tells us that there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, but rather we are all one in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:28), why do we go back to kindergarten school and try to maintain our "playing blocks" and assert that this present, political, and sinful nation is still God’s chosen?

When was the last time that God spoke to Israel? Hasn’t God spoken for the last time in His Son? (Heb 1:2). Hasn’t God called out a people (including Jews) to be part of His bride? Isn’t Jesus the head of the new covenant congregation that is connected to the old through the cross? Wouldn’t any thinking believer state that anyone who is outside of the body of the Messiah (Christ) does not belong to Him? (Ro. 8:9b)

The church is the B-O-D-Y of God the Son, who is the Messiah and the King of all creation, (Eph 1:23, 4:4-6, 5:30; Col 1:24)

In conclusion, God always had one people of faith and that’s the people He has always dealt with. Today it is called the church, the bride of Christ; in the OT, it was the remnant of Israel (true believers), who JOINED themselves to Christ and became the church (no replacement theology)

If God's plan was to have a separate Israel, what right do we have to read the OT because it was not written to them, not to us? However, we do read it, don't we? So, what happens when we read the psalms, memorize scriptures, and claim to be Abraham’s seed? Why do we do that? It is because we are the true remnant – or the new Israel of God!

In conclusion, the remnant of Israel that came to Christ ascended to the level and privilege to become the first body of Messiah (united to God through Christ-Jn. 14:17, 20). Later, Gentiles began to come to Christ (through the same door which is Christ-- John 10:7-8), therefore both groups are now one body (Eph. 2:14, 18-22).

Ephesians 4:4–6 (NASB 2020)
4 "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."


THIS IS NOT REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY!

Amen good read

From your conclusion that Christ is the elect

“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:27, 29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

when we are baptized into the elect son of God, when we take his name upon ourselves, the phrase “in Christ “ is a reference to how God now sees us as those promises elect people being born



“and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:10, 12-16‬ ‭

we’re being elected through the only begotten and elect son of God or another way to say it we’re being adopted and conformed to the image of Gods beloved son being the children because we are in the son

“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:15‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬


the children born in Christ are the elect and the hiers of salvation