I've just read some answers that say God replaced the Jews with the Christian Church. This is called replacement theology or supersessionism.
If He would "replace" the Jews with the Christian Church, what makes you think He won't replace the Church?
For the record, I do not accept replacement theology and I deplore what it has led to historically.
2007-08-01 01:42:32 · 17 answers · asked by cmw 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
These answers are doing my heart good. Some dogmatic positions really depress me. It's good to see so many people who can tell the light from the dark. Thank you.
2007-08-01 01:55:39 · update #1
This question requires a much longer explination than anybody will bother reading here.
I will simply state a few points.
YHVH made a covenant with Abraham. In that covenant Only YHVH ratified it by passing through the parts of the animals because he knew that mankind not even Abraham could live up to the conditions of the covenant.
As Paul points out a covenant is active and valid until the death of one of the parties who ratified the covenant. Since Yahshua is YHVH made the covenent and he died, since he was the only one that ratifed that covenant, per Paul's own words not mine that covenant is no longer binding.
Throughout the Tanuch we see time and again Israel's and Judahs failure to live up to the conditions of the covenant both the one made with Abraham and the one made with Israel at Sinai.
The covenant is no longer valid nor binding, however because of His promise to Abraham, and because YHVH is faithful, He will follow through and deliver on his promises. It is said time again in the scriptures that because of Abraham God will deliver Israel not because of anything they have done because they have failed.
This is why the new covenant believers are grafted into the olive tree. They in no way replace Israel nor the old covenant believers but become part of the same tree whose root is Yahshua. The branches, the unbelieving unfaithful members of Israel (all twelve houses including Judah) were broken off and only those branches who bore fruit are still connected to that tree along with the wild olive branches or Gentiles.
The new testiment believers are not the tree they are only branches. Israel is still the tree but many unproductive branches were broken off. We must remember that all converts for about the first ten years, until the Cornelius event, were Jewish.
And this is my short answer. Oboy.
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2007-08-01 03:39:47 · answer #1 · answered by Tzadiq 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
God is always God to those who worship Him. Some think Jews are no longer part of God's family but this is wrong. If this was so Christians to could be replaced. God word and covenant is yeah and amen for eternity.
2007-08-01 08:25:11 · answer #2 · answered by turtle30c 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God doesn't break covenant. I agree with you that replacement theology is not in the Bible. Our Lord is a Jew and who can curse those who God has blessed? Those He loves He disciplines as any good Father would do.
2007-08-01 06:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't accept r. t. myself. Jesus will not "replace" the Church. As he told Peter, when Peter recognised His true identity, "Upon this Rock (the identity of Christ as God's Son and Saviour of Mankind) I will build My church--and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
The gates of hell will not prevail against the Church, and it will not be replaced by God, either. We will be "caught up to meet Him in the air"...so the Church may move (into Heaven) but it will still be what it is: the Bride of Christ.
And no, I'm not saying that the Church-with-a-capital-C is Catholic or Protestant, or anything else-- because Jesus doesn't carry a membership card. The real Church is for all those who believe and put their trust in Jesus' redemptive death and resurrection.
2007-08-01 07:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's right, the Jews are still God's chosen people. Christianity was started so more people would learn about and learn to follow the ways of Jesus. Paul was given revelation that taught that God was available to all, not just the Jews.
2007-08-01 01:50:49 · answer #5 · answered by LadyG 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. God never "replaced" the Jews. Replacement theology is bunk.
2007-08-01 01:50:33 · answer #6 · answered by lost and found 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God has not done any of that replacement or "supersessionism". These all are the doings of man and his need for theology.
The word of God is not written in any text or tablet. Those are words that came from men. God does not speak any language that the human speaks. There is no need for such. God's language is that of the marvels of the Universe however great or small.
2007-08-01 07:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by Iconoclast 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Which Church do think he should replace? there are tens of thousands of different churches out there. Would anyone even notice if the Lord did? Would they accept it? My experience says no.
2007-08-01 01:50:03 · answer #8 · answered by Avatar_defender_of_the_light 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jewish nation will NEVER be replaced. they might wonder, stray, but never be replaced. As a Christian, I understand that My faith was "adopted" in to the love of God. Christianity was "grafted" in to Gods ways. Any one who teaches that God has replaced the Jewish nation, is teaching a false doctrine.
2007-08-01 01:54:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God did not replace the Jewish people. His covenant with them still stands. God keeps his promises. There is not an instance in the Bible where it is said that God broke His promise(s).
Peace and blessings!
2007-08-01 01:48:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋