You can try to ignore what Paul had just said in chapter 9 of the same letter to the Romans, but it is not being honest with the text.
Paul had already explained that not all of Israel, was Israel of the promise. Ignoring it will not make it go away.
Paul had also explained that Israel of the Flesh were not the children of God.
Therefore, the is no agreement between what you are saying and what the Apostle Paul said.
Rom 2:28 For
he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Rom 2:29 But
he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Rom 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For
they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Rom 9:8 That is,
They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but
the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Gal 3:16 Now 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.
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
You cannot have the New Covenant "now" in effect in Hebrews 8:6 and then claim it is not in effect in the rest of the same passage.
You cannot bring yourself to admit that the Gentiles were grafted in among the Israelite branches of the Promise, as the Olive Tree in Romans chapter 11.
You are also ignoring the words of Christ at Matthew 26:28.
3,000 Israelites became members of the New Covenant on the Day of Pentecost.
Paul begins Romans chapter 11 by saying that he is an Israelite. He was a member of the New Covenant.
The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are one in the same, as revealed by Pastor John Otis below.
Great Errors in Dispensational Eschatology: Pastor John Otis
baberean,
1. I didn't ignore what Paul said, I quoted what he said and why and what the time factor of which was at the time of Paul and the early church and what was prophetic to the future of the tribulation. Obviously you can't read or understand properly when it comes to the scripture but you sure can make open ended accusations.
2. Israel stated that all Israel was not Israel in his day. At the same time his heart ached for his fellow brethren (because he was a jew) because he understood their covenants of Abraham and David specifically to Israel and not directly to the church. When he said; ALL ISRAEL SHALL BE SAVED WASN'T TALKING ABOUT IN HIS DAY, IT WAS PROPHETIC TO THE FULNESS OF THE GENTILES BE COME IN WHICH IS FUTURE TO THE TRIBULATION AND HAS NOT EVEN HAPPENED YET.
THE PROMISE OF ISRAEL CONCERNING SALVATION WAS NOT LIMITED TO ISRAEL BECAUSE CHRIST DIED. SALVATION WAS WHY THE MOSAIC LAW WAS FOR A SPECIFIC TIME AND WOULD NOT KEEP THE PROMISE OF SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH ABRAHAM FROM COMING TO PASS.
3. I already said this promise came true for the jews and gentiles of which the church was of the jews and gentiles after the resurrection and will be through the church age.
4. This is not the part of the Abrahamic covenant that deals with Israel's earthly calling and this is what you refuse to believe. These are two different things. Israel will still fulfill their calling in Abraham concerning the land and this is why Jesus said Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. They are promised a certain geographical part of the land in the future and Zechariah says the nations shall flow into it and Jerusalem will be the capitol of the world and people from other nations will have to come and celebrate the feast or incur a curse.
5. So I have not ignored about Israel and its promise of salvation and callings in the future or the promise of salvation of Israel who believed in the early church and was a part of the church of the jew and gentile.
You make the whole of the promise concerning salvation of the church to try to dismiss the fact of Israel's callings. You are incorrect.
6. Israel of the flesh were not the children of God in the early church and I have said that more than once. They will be in the flesh in the tribulation until they eventually recognize the Messiah as the suffering Savior whom they pierced. Revelation 1:7.
7. The KOG in the spiritual aspect of Jesus teachings were how they would gain entrance into the physical kingdom because God will not have people rule with him if they are backslidden. Do you understand that? Adam and Eve were kicked out of the physical garden because they sinned are were no longer righteous and holy before God. All of Israel will eventually believe and the unbelievers will be killed. Read Zechariah 13:9; that says 2/3 will be cut off and 1/3 will come through the fire. That 1/3 and the rest of the nation preserved in the wilderness will all believe in order to gain entrance into the KOH and their role as the head of the nations. If you say this will not happen you are going against the scriptures.
8. I never denied that the gentiles were not grafted in because the bible says they were. That is an outright lie which is because you don't understand what I said and you are trying to deduce what I say and you fail.
Why you think I failed to say that or even believed shows how much you have tunnel vision to prove your false understanding about this issue according to the scripture.
9. Give me a break and wake up!!!!!!!!!!! Romans 11:17; And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them and with them partakes of the root and fatness of the olive tree.
10. Paul said in Romans 11:11; I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. Verse 12; Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world and the diminishing of them the riches of the gentiles how much more their fulness? if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
11. All Israel in the early church were the new covenant believers!!!!! That is no argument. The new covenant believers were not under the old system according to Calvary. The reason they were proselyted is because the apostles didn't fully understand the mystery of the church. The cross made the mystery of the church of the jew and gentile on the same level was not manifested until Peter had the vision of the clean and the unclean and Paul getting the revelation from God. This is gradual revelation and you refuse to admit it and believe it and the proper perspective of the various contexts concerning the church age of jews and gentiles and the earthly calling of Israel specifically to their covenants of Abraham an David.
12. This is what happens when people stay focused on only one side that they create tunnel vision. Is shows a lack of proper exegesis and reconciling of the scriptures.
13. The KOH Physical is not the same as the KOG physical in totality. The KOH is limited to the earth and the reign on earth. The physical KOG is the entire universe of which the physical KOH is small sphere of the universal KOG
14. The spiritual aspect of the KOG is what the jews were to seek to be blessed and the reason they had to repent in order to have the right to rule physically on the earth. The spiritual aspect of the KOH is basically spiritual things contained in the physical KOH. The jews were never told to seek the physical KOH to be saved.
15. David Stern of the complete Jewish bible recognizes the difference between the KOH and the KOG. He still believes that the KOH and the KOG are one. This is true in the overall context that the KOH earthly sphere is a part and contained in the universal KOG. This doesn't dismiss the fact that they are not the same in every single jot and tittle and that they are not to be understood as 2 different kingdoms in the proper perspective and context.
16. John Otis makes quotes from dispensational teachers and he misunderstands and makes wrong deductions to what the bible says. He can be right to dispensational teachers that imply or plainly say that the church was a B plan. I have already said that that was not true and explained why.
17. To bring up what if the jews would have accepted him then what casts doubt on the validity of the KOH offer. This would cast doubt on Jesus offer of the KOH. Matthew 4:17. The KOH offer was valid. Jesus also knew that he was to be the suffering savior of Isaiah 53 and the jews missed it but the KOH was prophesied to come to pass because of the covenant promises. So if the jews would have accepted the kingdom is a hypothetical and the fact is that the jews rejected Jesus. So the accusation of a plan b scripturally is inaccurate. He is arguing against against wrong teachings of some dispensationalist and stereotypes everyone who believes in dispensations even though they may not believe that.
18. You need to get away from preachers who are attacking positions and statements of preachers who misunderstand or misquote what the bible really says and who are doing nothing but stereotyping and end up missing the point on their own positions on a given subject.
19. The KOH is not a new testament term because it is an old testament doctrine and Jesus ministry was under the old testament and the Mosaic law and not the New covenant and it was exclusive according to the covenants of Abraham and David? Do you believe this? If you don't you don't understand the difference between the jewish callings and covenants and the churches.
20. Do you believe the Abrahamic Covenant has only one part of salvation to the gentiles as well as the jews and because of this does away with Israel's callings and covenants? If you do you believe in replacement theology!
21. Do you think the KOH and the KOG message of Jesus to the jews is for the church in it's entire context concerning the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants? If you do then this is why you stay confused and cannot reconcile the scriptures together and have no true jewish understanding of the old testament!
22. If you think Jesus message to the jews only is the same exact message in its totality for them and the church then you would have the church live under the old covenant and stay in the struggle of sin and not believe in the death and resurrection. You would have us perform all 630 commandments and more etc.
23. Now you know this can't be because you know the curse has been lifted and we are not under the Mosaic law of performing all those commandments etc. But in essence if you are going to claim the message is the same then this is where it leads to and would have to be because they are the same.
24. Do you believe Jesus taught his death and burial and resurrection directly and plainly in his earthly ministry and what scripture can you give to prove this ?Jerry Kelso