Only two covenants are presented in the New Testament
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That's also there, in that post - what Peter is quoted as saying. Summed up, this is the Gospel of God's Kingdom:
Acts 10:37-43
You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed: 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.39We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, 40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen— 41not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. 42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. 43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name
You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed: 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.39We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, 40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen— 41not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. 42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. 43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name
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It's difficult to completely sum up, because I'd say that's the best way to frame the entire Bible as the comparison between human kingdoms and God's kingdom.
God tried to warn David (through Nathan) that the Israelites had a Supreme King in God....and He is unlike the pagan gods that lived in temples made by human hands. The True God was with the Israelites wherever they went....but God gave them over to their desires for a time.....but that ended in destruction (of the human-made temple and the human-based religion). God's Kingdom (in my belief anyway) doesn't end in destruction but redemption.
Lysa Terkeurst's team created an excellent video that describes the progression of the Israelite's solution of their own making. I think Facebook is necessary to view it (but maybe it can be viewed through your browser - Chrome seems to work):
Trustworthy Special Sneak Peek
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Do you think Paul was confused in Romans 1:16?
Who recorded both passages?
Is this how Dispensational preachers make a living?
They ignore what Paul said in Romans 1:16, and quote what he said in Ephesians 3:7-9.
Do you think Paul was schizophrenic?
How can you think this is being honest with God's Word?
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Who else could this apply to, if *not* the Church? Notice the qualifiers of this group being referred to by Peter in the first century:
1 Peter 2
4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
ETA: you've agreed Peter addressed this letter to Jews when you posted this:4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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There's always only been 1 Gospel....and yes.....it's about God's grace (beginning here, in Genesis). To the serpent, God said:Guojing said:
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.(c)”
Quoting from linked article:
On the most primitive level, the statement can mean as little as, “your offspring will hate snakes.” But in the ears of Christians it is a promise of the One to come who will destroy the bondage of death and the distorted path.
" From Mud to Light - the Saving Work of Christ - Glory to God for All Things
And I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.(c)”
Quoting from linked article:
On the most primitive level, the statement can mean as little as, “your offspring will hate snakes.” But in the ears of Christians it is a promise of the One to come who will destroy the bondage of death and the distorted path.
" From Mud to Light - the Saving Work of Christ - Glory to God for All Things
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Let's focus on the specific gift of grace given to Paul (because that's what Ephesians 3:7-9 is about). Paul wrote:Guojing said:
Ephesians 3:7
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
.......and we know that's referring to Paul's experience on the road to Damascus immediately after he'd approved of Stephen's murder (because that's how Paul began his ministry). Saul/Paul saw personally Stephen's face radiate with the Holy Spirit.
Something very notable about Saul's/Paul's conversion that debunks the idea that God looked at - or continues to look at - Israel as a monolith is how personal Paul's salvation was (Paul - an Israelite from the tribe of Benjamin).
Quoting from link:
A Christ with individual notice. He saw Saul's journey, knew his purpose, and recognised his character. He knew how Saul had striven against the Spirit. He called Saul by name, and called Ananias by name also. Christ in heaven has knowledge of men and events on the earth.
"Saul's Conversion" Saul's Conversion
A Christ with individual notice. He saw Saul's journey, knew his purpose, and recognised his character. He knew how Saul had striven against the Spirit. He called Saul by name, and called Ananias by name also. Christ in heaven has knowledge of men and events on the earth.
"Saul's Conversion" Saul's Conversion
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Matthew 10:5-7 refers to the house of Israel.
The house of Israel was comprised of both Jews and Gentiles from its birth and throughout its history. (Genesis 17:12;Exodus 12:48;Exodus 12:49;Leviticus 19:34;Leviticus 24:22)
Mark 1
14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Colossians 1
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
The Colossian NT Church was comprised of both Jews and Gentiles.
Do you think that Christ's Gospel of the Kingdom had something to do with the Colossians' translation into that Kingdom?
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I can understand now why you have a different understanding of this topic.
The gospel of the kingdom is not about the death burial and resurrection of Christ, aka its not 1 Cor 15:1-4.
None of the 12 were preaching 1 Cor 15:1-4 during the 4 gospels and early Acts.
Its about the prophecy given to King David in 2 Sam 7
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
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Yes, we know you always separate Israel from the Church/Body of Christ....but this passage from Peter does not do that:
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There is only ONE Gospel that saves.
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
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