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Does the New Testament Reaffirm Israel's Promises?

Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy

…eat, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." —Luke 1:32-33 Jesus is the fulfilment. But the terms being fulfill…

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Has God Abandoned Israel? What Do the Covenants Say?

Conditional blessing, irrevocable promise, and fulfilment in Christ

…ai explains Israel's judgement. It does not provide a mechanism for revoking Abraham. The Davidic covenant establishes the King God later promised David a royal house, kingdom, and throne. David's immediate descendants could be chastened for iniquity, but the covenant purpose wou…

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Do All God's Promises Transfer to the Church?

What 'yea and Amen' in Christ means for Israel and the covenants

…ve transferred to the Church. Israel's land becomes a figure of the new creation, David's throne becomes Christ's present heavenly rule, and Israel's promised national restoration becomes the salvation of the multinational Church. The promises are not said to have failed, but to…

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Are Abraham's Seed and the Israel of God the Church?

Christ the promised Seed, Gentile inheritance, and Paul's final blessing

…Gentile inheritance. It does not ask whether Israel retains promises of nationhood, land, Davidic rule, regathering, and national renewal. Those subjects should not be smuggled into Paul's answer and then declared cancelled because he does not discuss them here. Christ is the pro…

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Article · Israel and the ChurchApologetics · Biblical discernment · Biblical exposition

No Shadow of Turning

What God's faithfulness to Israel means for everyone who trusts His promises

…veryone who trusts His promises This series has examined covenants, prophecies, apostles, thrones, tribes, branches, seeds, kingdoms, and the difficult words upon which the debate turns. We have tried to hear the strongest opposing arguments, concede what they genuinely establish…

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The New Testament Is a Very Jewish Story

Israel's Messiah, Israel's Scriptures, and a gospel for the world

…to Jerusalem (Matthew 20:30-31; 21:9). Gabriel had promised that He would receive David's throne and reign over the house of Jacob (Luke 1:32-33). Even the charge placed above the cross identified Him as King of the Jews. Israel's leaders did not speak for every Israelite when th…

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The Unshaken Truth of God's Promises

One Messiah, one gospel, and God's continuing purpose for Israel

…openly explained Israel's historical judgement without cancelling that earlier oath. The Davidic covenant anticipated chastisement while preserving the promised house, kingdom, and throne. The new covenant names Israel and Judah and supplies the changed hearts which faithful obe…

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Was the Kingdom Taken from Israel?

The wicked husbandmen, the fruit-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards

…austive fulfilment. The text does not say that the Abrahamic covenant is revoked, David's throne has lost its national setting, the new covenant will never be made with the houses named by Jeremiah, or Israel will never be restored. Those propositions must be established elsewher…

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What Is Supersessionism, and Why Does It Matter?

Defining the position before testing it

…the nations without ceasing to deal with Abraham's natural descendants. He can fulfil the Davidic covenant in Jesus without making the promised throne and kingdom empty figures of speech. He can mediate the new covenant to the Church while still accomplishing what Jeremiah explic…

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