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We who are reborn are merely camping on low grounds until the High Grounds are reached; and for us, through the entirety of the journey since believing, “all things work together for good,” that is, to the reborn! This means we can consider all that we encounter from now on, esp. the...

Amen, the Jews first then the Gentiles; and it appears the Church and Body of Christ will consist mostly of those from among the Gentiles (not that this is a significant fact).

I see what you mean and thanks!

Hi and thanks for your comment, but I'm not certain of what you mean. I agree, Israel and Judah are all Jews, and aren't they all from Jacob (Israel)? The majority of the tribes of God's people won't be believing in Christ until they see Him in the Millennium, but the Jews were first to become...

It's obviously not essential to understand God's eschatological plans for Israel or Scripture would have been more direct and clear concerning them, but I think to get an idea of what I'm attempting to share I think we should realize that the New Covenant, which is the only one presently...

That's my understanding, and I believe you're on to it! The OC for Israel only which has been annulled and two New Covenants, which are the present one for Christians and the new one for the Jews who will not believe in Christ until they see Him. Both the OC for Israel and the new one in the...

Hi and always appreciate your input and comments! Though I agree with most of your reply, my belief is that Heb 8:8-13 is referring to literal Jews (I do not spiritualize all believers are Israel), which will be derived from the present New Covenant and be established at a time when the truth of...

“But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for...

I see the sense of "unto" in relation to "righteousness" more as a manifestation for witness and not so much as obedience resulting in righteousness, e.g. obedience unto manifesting righteousness. Below is my favorite commentation: "Such as obey the Lord, are the servants "of obedience unto...

Hi JBF! To me this Scripture is an identification-passage concerning those who are regenerate and those who are unregenerate. Those who are regenerate (reborn) do not yield obedience (willfully serve) to sin. If that's what you are referring to. To me being "free from sin" means no longer...

Thank you too for the encouraging reply! God bless!!

Under the Law the Jews status was as a people of God but not children of God, which came later (believing Jews first) by being in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ! God used the Law to draw a people unto Himself (Hebrews and Jews). Those (Jews) whom He knew would believe in His Son, He worked...

Hi, and thanks always for your encouraging replies! God bless!!

It's when believers know the permanency of their salvation that they can always depend on the guiltless position of their lives. There's nothing that will encourage one more than to know that whatever lesson we are learning, we can be self-encouraged, knowing we are to "Always rejoice in the...

Hi, and thanks for your replies and comments! Concerning your inquiry: Num 15:25 Example: "the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them."

God had a purpose for using only the Jewish nation to begin revealing Himself to mankind, then to the rest of the world. Of course concerning the guilt of being a sinner, all are on like footing and require redemption, for all are under "the law of sin" (Gal 3:22); which states that "the soul...

The Law only charges, condemns, but not resolves man's sin nature, only forgiveness granted for believers in God in the OT (Jhn 14:1); and manifests this not only to those who were under it (Jews) but also to the Gentiles who were not under it. Guilt by the knowledge of showing where we're wrong...

I get what you mean, but Scripture is direct in affirming that the Law, which is no longer active, was to the Jew only, and was used to reach them with Christ first through the New Covenant. The Gentiles (all who were not Jews, which was the rest of the world apart from the Jews) never had a...

Hi and appreciate the help! Concerning obedience to the Law I believe an important note is that only the Jew could be under the Law, and thereby be "forgiven" under the sin sacrifices of the priests (but not after Christ's ascension, which is now through Christianity). Obedience showed faith but...

Though I appreciate your comment, I don't think I understand what you mean by "can't get back."