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15 results for “Supersessionism”
Clear searchDefining the position before testing it
What Is Supersessionism, and Why Does It Matter? Defining the position before testing it "Replacement theology" is a useful popular label, but it can also conceal important differences. Many Christi…
Read article →A history of interpretation, polemic, and forgotten tension
How Supersessionism Took Root in the Early Church A history of interpretation, polemic, and forgotten tension Supersessionism did not appear in one moment through one theologian. It developed as…
Read article →Christ the promised Seed, Gentile inheritance, and Paul's final blessing
…ngs should be dismissed as grammatically impossible. Would the whole-Church reading prove supersessionism? Even if "the Israel of God" were granted as a title for the whole Church, a further argument would still be required to prove that national Israel has lost every outstanding…
Read article →The question reaches beyond prophecy to the faithfulness of God
…emain in the Father's authority. The question this series will test The strongest form of supersessionism does not claim that God became unfaithful. It argues that His promises were always moving towards a greater Christ-centred fulfilment in the Church. That argument deserves to…
Read article →The wicked husbandmen, the fruit-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards
…-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards Few statements of Jesus appear to support supersessionism more directly than Matthew 21:43: "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." —Matthew 21…
Read article →The olive tree, the natural branches, and the limits of the metaphor
Romans 11's olive tree examined to distinguish genuine Gentile participation in covenant blessing from becoming ethnic or national Israel.
Read article →What 'yea and Amen' in Christ means for Israel and the covenants
Second Corinthians 1:20 and the biblical covenants examined to distinguish fulfilment in Christ from the exclusive transfer of Israel's promises.
Read article →Circumcision of the heart and the identity of Paul's inward Jew
Romans 2:28–29 examined in context to ask whether inward circumcision renames Gentile Christians or describes the believing Jewish remnant.
Read article →Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy
The Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation examined to ask whether fulfilment in Christ confirms or cancels God's promises to Israel.
Read article →Why Israel's failure cannot make the word of God fail
Israel's judgement, preservation, and promised restoration examined as a public demonstration that God's faithfulness outlasts human failure.
Read article →Conditional blessing, irrevocable promise, and fulfilment in Christ
The Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and new covenants examined to distinguish Israel's judgement from the irrevocable purpose of God's promises.
Read article →A response to Michael Horton on the land promise, Amos 9, and the people of God
A biblical response to Michael Horton's case against Israel's territorial future, examining covenant discipline, Acts 15, Amos 9, Hebrews 8, and Gentile inclusion.
Read article →What God's faithfulness to Israel means for everyone who trusts His promises
God's unchanging character tested against the claim that Israel's promises may be reassigned while their original wording remains unfulfilled.
Read article →One Messiah, one gospel, and God's continuing purpose for Israel
The series' cumulative conclusion: one gospel and one household of faith alongside God's irrevocable calling and future mercy for Israel.
Read article →Election within Abraham's family, the believing remnant, and the future of the nation
Romans 9:6–8 examined within Paul's argument about promise, election, Israel's unbelief, and the future mercy of the nation.
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