What Bible Verses Support that The Church is Spiritual Israel today?

JesusFan · Mar 5, 2011

Know that those of the reformed/Covenant theology persuasion see that essentially all of the promises made in OT to national israel became grafted to Church today, as being "Spiritual Israel"...

What verses support this, that God ONLY has the Church in His plans for today, and that the jewish people/nation forfeited all of their promised blessings for the future from the Lord?

canadyjd · Mar 5, 2011

JesusFan said: ↑

Know that those of the reformed/Covenant theology persuasion see that essentially all of the promises made in OT to national israel became grafted to Church today, as being "Spiritual Israel"...

What verses support this, that God ONLY has the Church in His plans for today, and that the jewish people/nation forfeited all of their promised blessings for the future from the Lord?
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Eph. 2:14+ "For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, (15) by abolishing in His flesh the eminity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances that in Himself, He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace (16) and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross,.....(18) for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father..."

For there to be a future for Jews separate from the Church, the reconcilation and peace must be undone. The "one new man" must be undone. The Law, which was abolished "in His flesh" must be restored.

In short, for there to be a separate future for Jews and the church, the work of Jesus on the cross must be undone.

That cannot happen.

peace to youraying:

Iconoclast · Mar 5, 2011

43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
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4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
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7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
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14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
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16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
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27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

King James Version (KJV)
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22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
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seek the young child to destroy him.

14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
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17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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If we are in Christ we are the Israel of God...Jesus is the true Israel.

22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
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There are dozens more......

15For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

16And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
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