I follow God's Word and that of the apostles, their disciples and the architects of Christianity itself.
Matthew 21:43 — the kingdom is
taken and given. Not paused, not put on prophetic layaway, not reserved by bloodline.
Romans 9:6 — descent from Israel does not itself equal Israel. Paul destroys the idea that genealogy alone settles covenant identity.
Romans 2:28–29 — the decisive mark is
inward, not merely outward. Circumcision of the heart outranks fleshly pedigree.
Galatians 3:7 —
those of faith are Abraham’s children. Paul ties Abrahamic sonship to faith, not ancestry.
Galatians 3:28–29 —
if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham’s seed and heir. Paul does not add a second qualification about race.
Philippians 3:3 — “we are the circumcision” and we put
“no confidence in the flesh.” That is about as hostile as Paul can get to flesh-based religious boasting.
1 Timothy 1:4
“...nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.” ➡
Paul directly warns against obsessing over bloodlines and ancestry because it leads to nothing but endless speculation, deception, and false doctrines.
Ephesians 2:14–15 —
Christ makes the two one. Not two covenant tracks running side by side forever.
1 Peter 2:9–10 — believers in Christ are called the
"chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation, God’s people".
Peter applies Israel’s covenant language directly to the Church. <---------
Hebrews 8:13 — the former covenant is called
obsolete. Not dormant. Not paused.
Obsolete. Decommissioned. Superseded. No longer the governing covenant. The covenant God recognizes as operative now is the New Covenant established in Christ.
Hebrews 10:9 —
“He takes away the first in order to establish the second.” First
removed, second
established. The sentence is not hiding.
Hebrews 11:10,16 — Abraham and the patriarchs were seeking the heavenly city and country. Their final hope was never reducible to dirt, borders, or political possession.
God Himself identifies the destination as heavenly.
Ignatius disciple/hearer of John - “It is absurd to profess Christ Jesus, and to Judaize.” —
Letter to the Magnesians 10.
Ignatius disciple/hearer of John - “For Christianity did not embrace Judaism, but Judaism Christianity.” —
Magnesians 10.
Ignatius disciple/hearer of John -
“If any one preach the Jewish law unto you, do not listen to them.” —
Letter to the Philadelphians 6.
1. Tertullian - An Answer to the Jews - "
The old law is abolished, and the new covenant has been revealed in Christ."
2. Augustine - City of God - "The promises made to Israel are now realized in the holy Church."
3. Justin Martyr - Dialogue with Trypho -
"We [Christians] are the true spiritual Israel, and heirs of the promises made by God."
4. Clement of Alexandria -
It is only the Church which is the true spiritual Israel.
5. Origen (Homilies on Joshua) -
“We are the Israel of God who walk in the spirit.”
6. Eusebius (Ecclesiastical History, Book 1) -
“The promises made to Israel have found their fulfillment in the Christian Church.”
NO dual covenant.
7 . Irenaeus, Against Heresies IV.7 says the fruit of Abraham’s promise belongs to
“those who are partakers in the faith of Abraham, but not to the Jews who reject the Word of God.”
8. Justin Martyr —
Dialogue with Trypho 135 -
“Christ is the Israel and the Jacob… we [Christians]… are the true Israelitic race.” That means there is no other true Israelitic race in Justin’s argument.
(And I could keep going for another two pages.)
That’s the Christianity I follow: the Word of God, the apostles, their disciples, and the earliest architects of Christianity.
Christ is the King of Israel and His Kingdom is
“not of this world.” Under the New Covenant, Jew and Gentile are made
ONE in Christ; those who belong to Christ are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. That is the Israelite people Justin Martyr was talking about when he called Christians
“the true Israelitic race.” Covenant standing is in
Christ the King; not blood, borders, dirt, or a modern political state.
I left you a Martyr meme to go with all the material up above in case you’re interested in joining our faith.
We call it
"Christianity."
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