Category: People of God
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: Romans 11
Version Française The fate of ethnic Israel stands as one of the most influential questions in eschatological debate. Our answer to it often becomes the lens through which we interpret the future itself. For some believers, these convictions extend beyond theology, shaping political attitudes and even economic behavior today. We now arrive at the final…
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: The Identity of the True Israel
Version Française As we have seen, the promises and identity of Israel under the New Covenant point to a fulfillment in Jesus Christ and in return to those who are in Him. In this segment, let’s take a look at some further identifying factors that relate the promises and identity of Israel to the church.…
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: The Temple
Version Française Many ancient civilizations in centuries past built houses to their gods in an attempt to worship through their ceremonial offerings and Israel was no different. Israel’s temple and its associated sacrificial system were linked closely with the Hebrew way of life and in return foundational to its identity. To recognize Israel’s distinctiveness, we…
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: The Land
Version Française Nothing seems to launch Christians into a full‑blown, fiery debate faster than the question on whether Israel has a theological right to the small piece of land in the Middle East that bares its name. Many Christians of the North American persuasion make this land acknowledgement as a foundational point of their theology…
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: The Faithful Son
Version Française In our previous study, we focused upon some identifying characteristics of Israel while begging the question: What makes Israel, Israel? We concluded that Israel could firstly be defined as the physical descendants of the patriarch Abraham. According to the stipulations of the Abrahamic covenant, the sons of promise would include Isaac, Jacob and…
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: Abraham’s Heirs
Version Française Although we devoted considerable time in our previous series to the covenantal promises God made to Abraham, we believe a brief refresher is now in order which will help in this study. Let’s pause once more to reflect on the Abrahamic Covenant, but from a fresh angle. As we move through this study,…
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Jesus, Israel & The People of God: Introduction
Version Française PREFACE Due to the delicate nature of this subject, I intend to introduce this series differently than previous ones. Though the material in this series originates from a study I conducted roughly 4 years ago, the subject of Israel holds a different connotation today in Canada than it did back then. In return,…