Let's pick it up where we left off yesterday. We've established, based on Galatians 3:7, 29, that those who are in Christ are descendants of Abraham. God invites us (Gentiles) into a special family, and we will dive deeper into that today. Let's think of Israel in two ways: natural Israel and spiritual Israel. Natural …
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4 Biblical Principles Regarding Israel
We're into week 7 of Why Israel Matters, and I hope you are enjoying our study together. Our focus this week has been on the parting of ways between Jews and Christians. What a sad history has passed, but what tremendous hope if we abide by the apostle Paul's instructions to us in Romans 11! (We …
Reflection on Israel’s Role
Welcome back to the study table, friends. This week's focus is the parting of ways of Jewish and Gentile believers, and yesterday we ended our session with a list of ways this has played out over the years. The Jewish people (both believing and unbelieving) experienced great persecution through major world events such as the …
1st Century Christians and Jews: Fractured Relations
Pull up a chair! We're gathering at the virtual study table to follow up on yesterday's foundational discussion about early Jewish-Christian relations, and God's call of the Apostle Paul as a missionary to the Gentiles. If you missed yesterday's discussion, scroll back to it for a good foundation for today's topic. We have established that …
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