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The New Covenant applies to Jew and Gentile alike. There is not a third covenant that applies to the Gentiles.

I believe that we, as Gentiles, can partake of OT promises given to Israel They are spiritual promises; and therefore they apply to spiritual Israel (the church).

I don't see it making any kind of difference. How does it clarify the issue in your opinion?

How does that change the interpretation?

No; for I believe that the seed of Jacob will indeed receive all of the promises given to them in the Old Testament; and that Israel is not the church. I do believe, however, that the scripture in question would teach us that we can be graffed into Israel and that this is salvation; and that...

You are going to have to elaborate on this; because I simply don't see what you are saying...I find that the scripture substantiates my view of things.

We have already shown you that this reasoning is faulty. God by virtue of the fact that He inhabits eternity, will not cease to inhabit eternity in the descending; for it is the nature of eternity that if anyone dwells in it, they dwell in it eternally. But apparently this understanding is too...

Paul did indeed have the same view of the Trinity that I am espousing. 'and' can be translated 'even'. It is the Greek word 'kai'. Otherwise you have this very verse saying that Jesus is not God, as evidenced by the preposition 'and'.

If you are willing to receive it, I believe that the following applies: Eph 6:16, Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. The solution, I think, is also found in the following: 2Co 10:3, For though we walk in the flesh, we...

I'll agree that Paul the apostle was a Pharisee, Philippians 3:5 (yes, he continued to believe in a literal resurrection after becoming a Christian).

The Pharisees were right about the tithing of their herbs, Mat 23:23, Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the...

If faith is essential, how is it not a determining factor in our salvation?

The answer: yes, I am graffed into the olive tree that is Israel and Judah: Rom 11:16, For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. Rom 11:17, And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in...

The reality is that if someone continues in unbelief or rejection of Christ, they will not be saved; for the entrance into salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ. But it appears that Calvinism, in a roundabout way, seeks to undermine the entering into salvation by teaching that the way in...

How does Hebrews 12:2 substantiate the first quote given here? Forgive me if I'm being lazy, just wanted to make your points more clear and applicable.

I don't see any of the Spirit mentioned as being separate from other Spirit mentioned. It is all speaking of the same Spirit.

Yes, I've seen that scripture many times. Is there something in particular that you want to say by it? It seems to me to be very much a proof text for what I am saying....but I will let you go first.

Which means...what? It seems to me to be an irrelevant statement as concerning what we are discussing.

Abba Father I lift up our friend @amadeus to You and I ask You to bless him right now with the knowledge of Your grace and mercy and the fact that there is no pressure being applied for him to somehow be able to understand everything that is You. If You want to show Him the answers in Your...

There is no point in arguing with you because you have your point of view and will very likely not depart from it. I leave you with this: the key to understanding the Trinity will be, for you, to take Isaiah 9:6 at face value; until you take that step of faith, you will only have dogma to recite.