If I Were Building a Church for Satan… I'd Start Here

[The Gospel of Christ]

So once again.

When PAUL The "Apostle to the Gentiles" "in the Time of the Gentiles"...(We are in it)........preaches His Gospel to a gentile or a Jew.. ...and if they believe it, then God will give them the 'new birth" "in Christ", and they........Jew or Gentile, become a part of "the body of Christ".

Exactly.
You just admitted what we’ve been saying the whole time:

One Gospel.
One Body.
One new man — in Christ — whether Jew or Gentile.
(Ephesians 2:14–16)

That means there is no separate Jewish covenant outside of Christ.
There is no ethnic Israel still chosen after rejecting the Son.
There is no pre-trib rapture for a “Gentile Church” while God goes back to the Jews.

The olive tree is Israel.
And Gentiles are grafted into it. (Romans 11:17)
There’s no second tree. No second Gospel. No second bride.

You keep repeating Paul — but Paul destroys your entire theology.

Because if Jew and Gentile are now one in Christ…
Then Dispensationalism is a lie.

 

[Runningman]

The Protestant Church has been just as lost and misled since 1909 — when the Scofield Reference Bible from Hell was unleashed on the world.

Today, 80–90% of Christians in the U.S. don’t even know that the Body of Christ is Israel — not a piece of dirt in the Middle East.
That alone proves just how far the modern Church has drifted.
From the 1st century to the late 1800s, the Church universally believed — without hesitation — that the Body of Christ is the true Israel, fulfilled in Him.

Only after this heretical Bible was mass-produced and handed out for “free” to millions of Americans in 1909…
and only after the demonic elite in Europe violently annexed Palestine in 1948…
did the sheep begin to believe the lie —
that “Israel” is a nation-state in the Middle East, instead of the people redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

Yes that is true. The New Covenant does do a bit of switching from an ethnic Israel to a spiritual Israel. Whereas in the Old Covenant there were some requirements to be an ethic Israelite, there were also some strict criteria for Gentiles who were proselytized into Judaism to be acceptable for temple worship under the Law of Moses. However, the New Covenant swings the gates wide open for anyone regardless of their race and/or ethnicity and makes it possible for anyone to become a child of God.

This was clearly God's strategy from the get-go, based off of what I understand from the Bible. However, there is a lot more than just the point of their changing of who or what Israel is. Protestants made great strides with trimming off the fat, so to speak, but there is still more that Protestants still have in common with Catholics. I am not saying that everything a Catholic or Protestant says is automatically wrong, but I encourage people to take a closer look at it, that's all.

 

[The Gospel of Christ]

Yes that is true. The New Covenant does do a bit of switching from an ethnic Israel to a spiritual Israel. Whereas in the Old Covenant there were some requirements to be an ethic Israelite, there were also some strict criteria for Gentiles who were proselytized into Judaism to be acceptable for temple worship under the Law of Moses. However, the New Covenant swings the gates wide open for anyone regardless of their race and/or ethnicity and makes it possible for anyone to become a child of God.

This was clearly God's strategy from the get-go, based off of what I understand from the Bible. However, there is a lot more than just the point of their changing of who or what Israel is. Protestants made great strides with trimming off the fat, so to speak, but there is still more that Protestants still have in common with Catholics. I am not saying that everything a Catholic or Protestant says is automatically wrong, but I encourage people to take a closer look at it, that's all.

Exactly. You're on the right track.

The New Covenant didn’t just “make room” for Gentiles — it redefined Israel entirely.
Not as a nation.
Not as an ethnicity.
But as a people born of the Spirit, united in Christ, and sealed under one cross.

From Abraham forward, God's promise was always aimed at faith, not flesh:

“Not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel… it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise.” — Romans 9:6–8

But here’s the tragedy:

The Church used to know this.
The early Church, the Reformers, the Puritans — they all understood that the Body of Christ is the true Israel.
It was never a debate until 1830.

Then came Darby.
Then Scofield.
Then 1909 — when the "FREE" Scofield Reference Bible turned a generation of Americans into Bible prophecy junkies and Zionist lapdogs.

Before that, no one believed the Church was some “parenthesis” in God’s plan.

Now?
Millions think God’s covenant people are…

a secular state with nukes
funded by the Rothschilds
governed by Talmudists
and still "chosen" despite rejecting the Son

It’s absolute madness.
And it’s not just bad theology — it’s spiritual deception.

Jesus isn’t coming back for a flag or a passport.
He’s coming for His Bride —
The remnant.
The redeemed.
The Church of the Firstborn — grafted into the Olive Tree by faith.

That is Israel.

And history — from Paul to Augustine to Spurgeon — proves it.

 

[Behold]

Lets took at exactly who is the "body of Christ".

Now, how does one become "the body of Christ" that is the "new Testament Church" that is the "bride of Christ" as these are all the SAME.

So, when a Jew or Gentile hears "the Gospel", and they BELIEVE IT, the are placing their Faith in Christ..

And.....our "FAITH...is counted by God as (Christ's) righteousness", and God forgives all sin, and gives the believing Jew or Gentile....... "the imputed righteousness of Christ" that is "the Gift of Righteousness" and "The Gift of Salvation"............and "The Gift of Eternal life".

And now, the believing JEW or GENTILE, is BORN AGAIN by the Holy Spirit and are become a "NEW Creation in Christ"....... a "Son-Daughter" of God........ = "The body of Christ". = A "Christian".

 

[The Gospel of Christ]

Lets took at exactly who is the "body of Christ".

Now, how does one become "the body of Christ" that is the "new Testament Church" that is the "bride of Christ" as these are all the SAME.

So, when a Jew or Gentile hears "the Gospel", and they BELIEVE IT, the are placing their Faith in Christ..

And.....our "FAITH...is counted by God as (Christ's) righteousness", and God forgives all sin, and gives the believing Jew or Gentile....... "the imputed righteousness of Christ" that is "the Gift of Righteousness" and "The Gift of Salvation"............and "The Gift of Eternal life".

And now, the believing JEW or GENTILE, is BORN AGAIN by the Holy Spirit and are become a "NEW Creation in Christ"....... a "Son-Daughter" of God........ = "The body of Christ". = A "Christian".

Yes, that’s a solid description of how anyone — Jew or Gentile — becomes part of the Body of Christ: by faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, receiving the gift of righteousness, and being born again into a new creation.

But here's where things go sideways in Scofield-world:

Once someone becomes part of the Body of Christ, their old identity is dead — including any supposed ethnic or national status before God.

“There is neither Jew nor Greek... for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
— Galatians 3:28

“For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly... but a Jew is one inwardly.”
— Romans 2:28–29

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17

So yes — we agree that the Body of Christ is made up of all believers, Jew or Gentile.
But then why does Scofield theology keep dragging ethnic Israel back in through the side door?

Why pretend God still has two “chosen peoples” — one in Christ, and one in unbelief?

That’s not the Gospel.
That’s a dual covenant heresy invented by Darby and cemented by Scofield.

The true Israel of God is Christ — and those who are in Him:
“If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
— Galatians 3:29

No more division. No more waiting for national False Israel™ to get their own timeline.

The Church is not Plan B.
The Church is the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham.


Not to mention the massive elephant in the room:
Modern-day “Jews” aren’t even the same people group as the Israelites of the Bible.

The majority of today’s so-called Jews are Khazars — a Turkic people who converted to Judaism around 740 AD. That’s not a conspiracy theory — it’s documented history, confirmed by both Jewish and secular scholars alike (Arthur Koestler, Smo Sand, etc.).

They are Russian & Eastern European GENTILE converts, not descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

So let’s stop pretending that the modern state of “Israel” is some prophetic continuation of ancient biblical Israel.
It’s not.

The whole Dispensationalist obsession with modern “Israel” is built on sand — ethnic, political, and theological sand.

They are not “God’s chosen people.”
They are not the fulfillment of prophecy.
They are identity thieves masquerading as Israel while rejecting the very Messiah who is Israel in the flesh — Jesus Christ.

“He is not a Jew who is one outwardly… but a Jew is one inwardly.” — Romans 2:28–29
“If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed.” — Galatians 3:29

If they’re not in Christ — they are not the people of God.
Full stop.

Dispensationalists need to wake up and stop worshiping a counterfeit Israel while ignoring the true Israel of God: the Church — the Body of Christ.

 

[Behold]

-
"The body of Christ" is every single Christian, who has become one, since Jesus died on The Cross for their sin, 2000 yrs ago.

This means that if you are JEW or a GENTILE.....born in the last 2000 yrs........and you have trusted in CHRIST and are born again, you are now become a part of the eternal "body of Christ".

 

[The Gospel of Christ]

-
"The body of Christ" is every single Christian, who has become one, since Jesus died on The Cross for their sin, 2000 yrs ago.

This means that if you are JEW or a GENTILE.....born in the last 2000 yrs........and you have trusted in CHRIST and are born again, you are now become a part of the eternal "body of Christ".

You’re absolutely right — every born-again believer for the past 2,000 years is part of the Body of Christ, regardless of ethnic background.

But here’s where the doublethink kicks in:

If that’s true —
Why does Scofield theology
…still treat ethnic, unbelieving Israel as if they’re “God’s chosen people” apart from Christ?

Why does it teach that God has a separate covenant, a separate destiny, even a separate salvation timeline for national Israel?

That is not the Gospel.
That’s dual-covenant heresy.

God doesn't have two brides.
He doesn't have two “chosen peoples.”
There is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism — one God and Father of all (Ephesians 4:4–6).

“He is not a Jew who is one outwardly… but inwardly.” — Romans 2:28–29
“If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed.” — Galatians 3:29

So any system — Scofield, Darby, or otherwise — that teaches the existence of a second, future Israel outside of Christ is adding to the Gospel and creating a false hope.

The Gospel is crystal clear:
“There is no distinction between Jew and Greek.” — Romans 10:12
“The promises were made to Abraham and to his seed… and that seed is Christ.” — Galatians 3:16

Modern Dispensationalism doesn’t just bend the Gospel — it rewrites the covenants, splits the people of God in two, and elevates a Christ-rejecting political state (of Gentile converts) above the body of Christ itself. (Complete insanity)

That’s not just wrong.
That’s dangerous.

 

[PS95]

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"The body of Christ" is every single Christian, who has become one, since Jesus died on The Cross for their sin, 2000 yrs ago.

This means that if you are JEW or a GENTILE.....born in the last 2000 yrs........and you have trusted in CHRIST and are born again, you are now become a part of the eternal "body of Christ".

Behold, I must commend you- Gospel of Christ has wonderful points, but the delivery is far too angry- you did very well up against that anger! good job.
@The Gospel of Christ - I've learned a lot about Scofield from you and I am indebted to you for that. I've wondered for years why many pastors were going down a worship of Israel path- you helped me to understand. Thanks!
I have just one suggestion for you though. Please try to cool the anger - it seems you are very angry at fellow believers here who have been taught wrongly. While I share frustration at the teachings I can at least see why they think the way they do. When you include the looping cross references it makes it even harder for them. So my only suggestion is to have some compassion on these brothers and sisters who aren't aware. Explain this to them with a soft loving tone. It will go far not only with some of them but also with us who agree with you. Expect resistance though as this has been pushed for years now. patience and prayer is what we lean on.. Please dont take what I am saying the wrong way. These are believers who are trusting in Jesus' shed blood for their sins just as we are. They are not cult members who deny Christ's blood. You can be a huge help to them if you would put love in your delivery!

 

[Behold]

If that’s true —
Why does Scofield theology
…still treat ethnic, unbelieving Israel as if they’re “God’s chosen people” apart from Christ?

When Jesus was sent to the "house of Israel"... He treated "ethnic unbelieving" Israel (all the Jews)... as God's Chosen.

 

[Runningman]

Exactly. You're on the right track.

The New Covenant didn’t just “make room” for Gentiles — it redefined Israel entirely.
Not as a nation.
Not as an ethnicity.
But as a people born of the Spirit, united in Christ, and sealed under one cross.

From Abraham forward, God's promise was always aimed at faith, not flesh:

“Not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel… it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise.” — Romans 9:6–8

But here’s the tragedy:

The Church used to know this.
The early Church, the Reformers, the Puritans — they all understood that the Body of Christ is the true Israel.
It was never a debate until 1830.

Then came Darby.
Then Scofield.
Then 1909 — when the "FREE" Scofield Reference Bible turned a generation of Americans into Bible prophecy junkies and Zionist lapdogs.

Before that, no one believed the Church was some “parenthesis” in God’s plan.

Now?
Millions think God’s covenant people are…

a secular state with nukes
funded by the Rothschilds
governed by Talmudists
and still "chosen" despite rejecting the Son

It’s absolute madness.
And it’s not just bad theology — it’s spiritual deception.

Jesus isn’t coming back for a flag or a passport.
He’s coming for His Bride —
The remnant.
The redeemed.
The Church of the Firstborn — grafted into the Olive Tree by faith.

That is Israel.

And history — from Paul to Augustine to Spurgeon — proves it.

I have not read the Scofield Reference Bible nor dabbled in Darby theology, (I am planning to skim through those today to see how bad they are) but it wouldn't surprise me that someone would come along and fiddle with the Bible a bit here and there.

Another one I can think of off the top of my head is the book from around the same period, 1798, titled "Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament, Containing Many New Proofs of the Divinity of Christ, from Passages Which Are Wrongly Translated in the Common English Version." by Granville Sharp.

It is a commentary, but it has been a go-to ever since for re-writing the English Bible. It has introduced "new proofs" and "new grammar rules" that are not even known to be actual rules in Koine Greek or English. These "proofs" and "rules" are entirely foreign to English Bibles prior to Granville Sharp's commentary and apparently no one in history has even heard of these Greek grammar rules up until the late 18th century. These grammar "rules" are not recognized by academia except for maybe in a seminary. That's it.

It is a fascinating story in and of itself how we got from where it all began until the present-day corrupted Bible. It seems that after the gospel left Israel, people didn't understand it within the context of Jewish culture and theology, but rather understood it through their own experiences, world views, and culture. Thus, mainstream Christianity is paganized.

I personally believe Christianity is a separate religion from the New Covenant and that wasn't really meant to be the case. The New Covenant was the next step after the Old Covenant and yes it was originally given to ethnic Jews who were practicing Judaism. It didn't mean they needed to "stop being a Jew and become a Christian," it just meant there was a New Covenant with better promises for them and it could also include anyone else in the world.

 

[Manasseh]

If I were going to start a church that worshiped the Dragon and his fallen angels,
I wouldn’t announce it.
I’d wrap it in gold, drape it in robes, and chant Latin over bones.

I’d make sure it violated as many of God’s commands as possible —
Not 5… not 10…
At least 50+ deliberate perversions of truth.
Pray to the dead.
Bow to idols.
Sell salvation.
Crown a man “God on Earth.”
Turn grace into currency.
Call Mary Queen of Heaven.
Crucify Christ again—daily—on an altar.
Hide behind incense and power while children are devoured.
Rewrite the Gospel into a ritual.
Bury the Bible under a throne...

Well, I guess I'd start here;

Adorn cathedrals with fallen angels and grotesques — “You shall burn the carved images… you shall not bring a detestable thing into your house.” (Deut. 7:25–26)

Venerate Mary and saints in prayer — “Should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?” (Isa. 8:19), “There is one mediator between God and man — Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 2:5)

Call the pope ‘Holy Father’ — “Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.”(Matt. 23:9)

Claim the pope is Christ’s Vicar — “The Spirit of truth… will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:13)

Sell indulgences — “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God.” (Acts 8:20), “By grace you have been saved through faith… not by works.” (Eph. 2:8–9)

Invent purgatory — “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” (Heb. 9:27)

Require celibacy for priests — “In later times some will abandon the faith… forbidding to marry.” (1 Tim. 4:1–3)

Call Mary ever-virgin — “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?”(Matt. 13:55–56)

Elevate tradition above Scripture — “You nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.” (Mark 7:8–9)

Use images in worship — “You shall not make for yourself a carved image... you shall not bow down to them or serve them.” (Ex. 20:4–5)

Pray to the dead — “Let no one be found among you… who consults the dead.” (Deut. 18:10–12)

Dress in gold crowns and ornate robes — “Everything they do is done for people to see... they love places of honor.”(Matt. 23:5), “Let your adornment be… not with gold or fine clothes.” (1 Pet. 3:3–4)

Store up wealth while ignoring the poor — “Your gold and silver are corroded… You have hoarded wealth in the last days.” (James 5:1–3), “Sell what you have and give to the poor.” (Matt. 19:21)

Claim sacraments dispense salvation — “Salvation is found in no one else.” (Acts 4:12), “If you confess with your mouth… you will be saved.”(Rom. 10:9)

Recite vain rosary prayers — “When you pray, do not keep on babbling… for they think they will be heard for their many words.” (Matt. 6:7)

Bless relics and bones — “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers.” (Lev. 19:31), “Why consult the dead?” (Isa. 8:19)

Play politics with kings and kingdoms — “My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36)

Place a man as head of the Church — “Christ is the head of the body, the church.” (Col. 1:18)

Declare papal infallibility — “Let God be true, and every human being a liar.” (Rom. 3:4)

Accept worship of images — “I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to carved idols.” (Isa. 42:8)

Command fasting as law — “Let no one judge you in food or in drink… or Sabbaths.” (Col. 2:16–17)

Demand confession to a priest — “If we confess our sins, He is faithful… to forgive.” (1 John 1:9), “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:7)

Teach the Church itself saves — “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6), “If anyone preaches another gospel, let him be accursed.”(Gal. 1:8–9)

Turn communion into literal sacrifice — “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Heb. 10:10)

Call Mary ‘Queen of Heaven’ — “The children gather wood… to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven. Do they provoke Me to anger?” (Jer. 7:18)

Kiss the pope’s feet — “Peter lifted him up, saying, 'Stand up; I too am a man.'” (Acts 10:25–26)

Venerate corpses of dead saints — “The dead know nothing.” (Eccl. 9:5), “Do not make any cuts in your body for the dead.” (Lev. 19:28)

Blend pagan festivals with Christian names — “What fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Cor. 6:14–17)

Use pagan emperor titles like ‘Pontifex Maximus’ — “The greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matt. 23:11–12)

Chant and burn incense as mystical acts — “I cannot endure your assemblies… Your incense is detestable to me.” (Isa. 1:13), “Away with the noise of your songs!” (Amos 5:21–23)

Accept money for prayers to the dead — “Her leaders judge for a bribe… Yet they lean on the Lord.” (Micah 3:11)

Claim infants are guilty and must be baptized — “The son will not share the guilt of the father.” (Ezek. 18:20), “Unless you change and become like little children…” (Matt. 18:3)

Adorn churches with sun wheels and obelisks — “They were facing east, worshiping the sun.” (Ezek. 8:16)

Place catechism above Scripture — “All Scripture is God-breathed… that the man of God may be complete.” (2 Tim. 3:16–17)

Promote unity with non-Christian religions — “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.” (2 Cor. 6:14), “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)

Claim new revelation through the Magisterium — “Contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3)

Harbor sexual abusers in priesthood — “It would be better… if a millstone were hung around his neck.” (Matt. 18:6), “Though they know God’s decree… they give approval to those who practice them.” (Rom. 1:32)

Forbid laypeople from interpreting Scripture — “The Bereans examined the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul said was true.” (Acts 17:11), “You have no need that anyone should teach you.” (1 John 2:27)

Grant annulments to undo marriage — “What God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Mark 10:9)

Worship the Eucharist as literal flesh — “The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing.” (John 6:63), “He entered heaven… not to offer Himself again and again.” (Heb. 9:24–28)

Create a priestly hierarchy — “You are a royal priesthood.” (1 Pet. 2:9)

Make oaths to human authority — “Do not swear at all… let your yes be yes.” (Matt. 5:34–37)

Teach that suffering earns salvation — “By grace you have been saved… not by works.” (Eph. 2:8–9), “If it is by grace, then it is no longer by works.” (Rom. 11:6)

Baptize without faith or repentance — “Repent and be baptized.” (Acts 2:38), “Faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.” (Rom. 10:17)

Condemn non-Catholics as heretics — “There is neither Jew nor Gentile… for you are all one in Christ.” (Gal. 3:28), “By this all will know you are My disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35)

Approve Marian apparitions contradicting the Gospel — “Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach another gospel… let them be accursed.” (Gal. 1:8)

Build shrines to visions and dead saints — “You shall have no other gods before Me… nor make for yourself a carved image.” (Ex. 20:3–5)

Display bones and skulls as holy objects — “Let no one be found among you… who consults the dead.” (Deut. 18:10–12), “The dead know nothing.” (Eccl. 9:5)

Call Rome ‘Mother Church’ — “Whoever does the will of My Father… is My brother and sister and mother.” (Matt. 12:50)

Replace the Gospel with rules, rituals, and payments — “You who are trying to be justified by the law have fallen from grace.” (Gal. 5:4)

Twist the Gospel into bondage — “I am afraid… just as Eve was deceived… your minds may be led astray.” (2 Cor. 11:3–4)

Exalt Rome as the seat of truth — “The hour is coming… when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.” (John 4:21–24)

Every one of these practices violates the simplicity and purity of the Gospel.
Every one is a monument to a religion of control — not the faith of the cross.
And every one stands condemned by the Word of God.

If I wanted to build a system to honor Satan in God’s name,
I’d build exactly what Rome became.
And I’d call it holy.

But heaven sees it for what it is —
Babylon, dressed like a bride, drunk on the blood of the saints.
(Rev. 17:6)

I might also want to invent other heresies like Dispensationalism. I might even convince pastors and elders to build their buildings through usury, and then join hands with me through a 501c3 partnership. The Catholic church is not the only heretical church. Something about a great falling away keeps coming to mind.

 

[The Gospel of Christ]

I have not read the Scofield Reference Bible nor dabbled in Darby theology, (I am planning to skim through those today to see how bad they are) but it wouldn't surprise me that someone would come along and fiddle with the Bible a bit here and there.

Another one I can think of off the top of my head is the book from around the same period, 1798, titled "Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament, Containing Many New Proofs of the Divinity of Christ, from Passages Which Are Wrongly Translated in the Common English Version." by Granville Sharp.

It is a commentary, but it has been a go-to ever since for re-writing the English Bible. It has introduced "new proofs" and "new grammar rules" that are not even known to be actual rules in Koine Greek or English. These "proofs" and "rules" are entirely foreign to English Bibles prior to Granville Sharp's commentary and apparently no one in history has even heard of these Greek grammar rules up until the late 18th century. These grammar "rules" are not recognized by academia except for maybe in a seminary. That's it.

It is a fascinating story in and of itself how we got from where it all began until the present-day corrupted Bible. It seems that after the gospel left Israel, people didn't understand it within the context of Jewish culture and theology, but rather understood it through their own experiences, world views, and culture. Thus, mainstream Christianity is paganized.

I personally believe Christianity is a separate religion from the New Covenant and that wasn't really meant to be the case. The New Covenant was the next step after the Old Covenant and yes it was originally given to ethnic Jews who were practicing Judaism. It didn't mean they needed to "stop being a Jew and become a Christian," it just meant there was a New Covenant with better promises for them and it could also include anyone else in the world.

It’s good that you’re planning to read Darby and Scofield for yourself. Once you do, the theological damage will become obvious.

But I need to push back hard on something you said:
“I personally believe Christianity is a separate religion from the New Covenant…”

That’s simply not biblical.
Christianity is the New Covenant.
There is no separation.

Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:6).
The Last Supper was Him ratifying that covenant in His blood (Luke 22:20).
The New Testament Church was made up of believing Jews first — and Gentiles were grafted in by faith.

“This cup is the new covenant in My blood, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” — Matthew 26:28

The idea that the New Covenant is just a continuation of Judaism is a massive theological mistake.
It replaced the Old because the Old was fulfilled — and made obsolete (Hebrews 8:13).

If the New Covenant didn’t require Jews to become followers of Jesus — then what exactly was Stephen stoned for? Why did Paul get beaten, imprisoned, and eventually killed? Why did Christ say, “No one comes to the Father except through Me” — if Jewish identity was enough?

As for the claim that Christianity was later “paganized,” that’s a popular trope — but it's often based on surface-level internet mythology, not real history.

The apostles didn’t preach a Torah-based continuation.
They preached Christ crucified, justification by faith, and freedom from the Law of Moses. (Acts 15, Galatians 3, Romans 7)

If you believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, risen from the dead — then you are a Christian. That is the New Covenant. That is what the early Church preached.

What dispensationalism did — starting with Darby and Scofield — was split that singular Gospel into two tracks:

One for the Church (faith in Jesus)
One for Jews (law-keeping or future restoration without Jesus)

That’s not honoring Jewish culture — that’s denying the cross.

The real Israel are those united in Christ.
Whether Jew or Gentile — one Body, one Spirit, one faith, one baptism.

If we get that wrong, we don’t just end up with bad theology —
We end up with a false gospel.