Many whom Paul spoke to were circumcised Jews entering the New Covenant where circumcision no longer applied. Those who did not join in became gentiles by default, after Jesus abolished circumcision.
Circumcision is a perpetual covenant, it was not abolished.
How do you become a Gentile by default?
"Those who did not join in became gentiles by default"
It's unfortunate that people think the founding of the secular, anti-Christian state of Israel has anything to do with God or His promises.
It's unfortunate that there are those in these times still thinking that G-d had no part in the bringing back of His people to His land.
I see nothing in the Bible where Jews would continue to be God's chosen, simply on account of their birth regardless of their rejection of Christ due to that the Bible plainly states that those who deny the Son are of the devil. Are we to suggest that rejection of Christ is only a damnable offense if committed by a non-Jew?
And yet after millennia of attacks and pograms, and 'final solutions' to get rid of the Jews they still exist, not something you can say about many if any ancient nations. They exist in their Jewish state as a living sign of God.
This new theology replacing historical theology regarding what is disparagingly called "replacement theology" is especially popular among Messianic Jews and Dispensationalists. It is clearly, however, a false teaching. It seems to be heavily based on a literalist reading of the book of Ezekiel regarding the building of the Third Temple. Since Jesus' sacrifice not only replaced animal sacrifice but the Law itself, there is no reason to build a literal third temple and hold animal sacrifices there. Such a thing is to legitimize the rejection of Christ as the Sacrificial Lamb.
Replacement theology is a false teaching in that it exists but is not Biblical.
Jesus did not replace the Law.
All sacrifices were not for atonement.
A New Covenant was predicted:
Jeremiah 31:31-
'"The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,' declares the LORD. 'This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,' declares the LORD. 'I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.'"
God did not save all Jews, but a remnant He chose by grace. That remnant are believers in the Messiah. Romans 11:1-36
Have you ever noticed that prophecy speaks of making the New Covenant with the same people He made the 'Old Covenant' with?
Israel and Judah
There is no difference between Jew and Gentile : "For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him" - Romans 10:12
He also said there was no difference between slave and free and men and woman, but he must have been speaking of something specific because we know that there are differences.
Sadly, I've come across not only bad arguments for rejecting "replacement theology," but ones that antisemite bait while doing so, such as
here. Jews are called, like everyone else, but they do not get special seats at the table regardless of their rejection of Christ simply because they have a Jewish mother.
When do you think Revelation 7 will happen? Sounds like all tribal Israel here
I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed
the servants of our God in their foreheads.
144,000 Sealed
4And I heard the number of them which were sealed:
and there were sealed an hundred
and forty
and four thousand
of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
5Of the tribe of Juda
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad
were sealed twelve thousand.
6Of the tribe of Aser
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses
were sealed twelve thousand.
7Of the tribe of Simeon
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar
were sealed twelve thousand.
8Of the tribe of Zabulon
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph
were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin
were sealed twelve thousand.
I'm wondering how you rationalize the idea that a country founded explicitly by a group of anti-Christian, anti-Christ, Jesus-rejecting secular leftists is a special place in God's eyes. Not only do they reject Christ, but Christian churches continue to be vandalized by Jews and Christian pilgrims harassed. It seems you're taking a few Bible verses out of context and placing people on a pedestal due to their ethnicity.
Have you not heard that God uses all things to His purpose?
The OT and NT both state that the behavior of Jews regarding their acceptance or rejection of God is directly related to their continuing to be His people and allowed to live on that land.
there is a time and a purpose for everything under heaven. Who are we to say how or when God will do something. But be assured that if He said he will bring them back and replant them in His land it will be done no matter what Gentiles protest.
But actually it has to do with keeping Gods commandments, the very ones you say are done away with.
