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Israel, the Church, and the Plan of God: Why Distinctions Matter

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1.) “True Jews” are those who have been circumcised not only the flesh but also in the heart (Deut. 10:16, 30:6; Rom. 2:28-29).

2.) The “True Israel” or the “Israel of God” is made up of only believing Jews (i.e., the remnant) (Gal. 6:16).

3.) The “True Israelite” is Jesus, one of Abraham’s seeds (Gen. 22:18; Gal. 3:16).

4.) Abraham’s spiritual offspring/seed are those who have like-faith and do his deeds (John 8:37-39; Gal. 3:7-9, 29).

5.) There are 4 seeds of Abraham and 2/4 are non-soteriological, but still have to be harmonized with our theology. For more information see: https://tms.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tmsj25d.pdf

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Is the Church Israel?

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Featured Blog – Jim McClarty

My dear brother and fellow Dispensationalist Jim McClarty is being featured today in his article “Is the Church Israel.”

Jim and I connected through a Facebook group called: “Calvinist Dispensationalists, Unite.” Jim and I began crossing paths more and more as we began tackling some of the more modern criticisms of Dispensationalism coming from the likes of Apologia.

Jim is an excellent source and I pray that this article that he has shared with me for your benefit will help you understand what makes Dispensationalism stand alone from other positions. Is the Church Israel? The answer is no!

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Israel’s Future – An Exegetical Analysis of Romans 11:1-36

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Here is my exegetical analysis of Romans 11:1-36. It is my hope to demonstrate the future plan of God regarding ethnic Israel, and that God has not and will not forget about them. Ethnic Israel still has a future in God’s decree, and this passage breaks down that plan.

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Israel is not the Church!

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One thing that you may hear often from Covenant Theologians is “the True Israel of God is the Church” and while an assertion may sound initially convincing, an evaluation of the textual evidence leads one to a different conclusion. Because the Covenant Theologian engages in “oversimplification” they end up blurring together two completely separate categories. Let me demonstrate the proper understanding of Israel and the Church below in a diagram.

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