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If God can replace Israel, He can replace the Church, too

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And? . . .he also did not slip in the (Jesus) into the verse Eph 2:8-9.

So Israel is not Abraham's seed?

Paul was referring to the seed who inherit the promises, the descendants of either Ishmael or Isaac, not both.

The Body of Christ is Abraham's seed

To be Israel, however, you must be the seed of all 3 of Israel's forefathers, not just Abraham (e.g., Genesis 50:24; Exodus 3:15; Acts 7:32).

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

But the Body of Christ is not Isaac's seed, nor Jacob's seed.

Therefore, the BOC is not Israel. That is why Paul did not slip in Israel into that Galatians verse.

The descendants of Ishamel do not inherit the promises and are not Israel.

But Ishmael is Abraham's seed.

So you do agree that being Abraham's seed alone is not sufficient to be Israel.
 
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Therefore, the BOC is not Israel. That is why Paul did not slip in Israel into that Galatians verse.
But Ishmael is Abraham's seed.
So you do agree that being Abraham's seed alone is not sufficient to be Israel.
I maintain what I stated:

"Paul was referring to the seed who inherit the promises, the descendants of either Ishmael or Isaac, not both."
 
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You call Isaac and Jacob your fathers as well?
My spiritual descendancy, through faith in him, is from Abraham's descendant, Jesus of Nazareth, not Isaac and Jacob.
 
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My spiritual descendancy, through faith in him, is from Abraham's descendant, Jesus of Nazareth, not Isaac and Jacob.

So you believe that to be Israel, there is no need to have Isaac and Jacob as your fathers as well.

Alright then.
 
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It's not "replacement" theology, it is fulfillment theology.
The Church has not replaced Israel. The Church is Israel.
Precisely. . .the people of God are only those who believe in Jesus Christ.
Unbelieving Israel, having been cut off for unbelief, is no longer part of the tree of the people of God.
They are on the same footing as unbelieving Gentiles; i.e., salvation is only by faith in Jesus Christ.
"And IF (not "when") they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in. . ." (Ro 11:23), as will the Gentiles.
 
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