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What Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future
…his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." —Matthew 19:28 This is one of the clearest statements Jesus made about the apostles' future role. It is also an awkward text for any theology in which national Israel has permanently disappea…
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A sign of Israel's renewal, not Israel's disappearance
…easts, and identified His immediate mission with "the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 15:24). When He first sent the Twelve, their commission had the same national focus: "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go ra…
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Unity in Christ and distinction in God's purpose
…free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." —Galatians 3:28 Ethnicity supplies no rank in Christ. Jewish believers do not approach God through Torah while Gentile believers approach through grace. Both are justified by faith and belong fully to Ch…
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