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Not
forsaken
Part 4 of the Debunking
Replacement Theology series
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O
ne of the most pivotal Bible
chapters that derails the
lie that the Church has
replaced Israel is Romans
chapter 11. In this ‘Debunking
Replacement Theology’ series, we
have already acknowledged that God
keeps His Covenant with Israel – it
is an everlasting covenant. We have
also presented clarification about
commonly misapplied verses in the
New Testament. Now, we will look
specifically at Romans 11 and why it is
so fundamental in our understanding
with Gentiles (verse 13, “For I speak to
you Gentiles”). Through eager persuasion
and the Spirit’s leading, Paul lays out
the fairness, the farsightedness and the
faithfulness of God in His dealings with the
people whom He foreknew, Israel.
Today, proponents of Replacement
Theology do not even ask “what about
Israel?” They base their entire false
doctrine on the claim that Israel has
been replaced. But these claims can be
countered by a set of Biblical principles
that the Apostle Paul identifies in this
chapter. Let us look at these principles.
of God’s dealings with Israel.
In the Bible, God differentiates between
two people groups: Jews and Gentiles. In
this new era of the Church, the ‘elephant
Principle 1: God has not rejected His people
in the room’ in Paul’s ministry to believers
in Rome was this: since the nation of Israel
had rejected Jesus as Messiah, had God
rejected them? The Apostle Paul had
“I say then, has God cast away His people?
Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite,
of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of
Benjamin.” (Romans 11:1)
explained that the Gospel was for both
‘Jew and Gentile’ as ‘one new man’ through
personal, individual faith. The question
remained, however. “What about Israel?”
Paul addresses this question directly
Appreciation that God has not forsaken
Israel begins with understanding the
incredible grace of God. There are many
church ministers that preach about grace
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