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To: topcat54
Just read Galatians 3 for the proper understanding of "Seed" being Jesus Christ and the fact that all those found to be in Christ are the true sons of Abraham and, therefore, heirs of the promises.

Christians are the Spiritual heirs of the Spiritual promises...

The Jews are (still) the physical heirs of the physical promises...

47 posted on 11/06/2007 7:39:54 AM PST by Iscool
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To: Iscool

Actually, I’d put it that

Christians are joint heirs with Christ and with Abraham’s blood seed of

ALL

the benefits of the Covenant.

It may well be that vis a vis SOME ceremonial aspects or whatever that blood children of Abraham will have priority. I don’t think so but it wouldn’t rock my theology if it turned out that way.

We are ‘early-horners-in’ on the blessings of the Covenant via CHRIST CRUSIFIED, RESURRECTED AND TREIGNING FOREVERMORE.

But the branch we were grafted into will not be forgotten by a long shot. As Scripture is clear about.

God is NOT slack concerning HIS PROMISES to HIS BUDDY Abraham.


50 posted on 11/06/2007 12:04:46 PM PST by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Iscool; Uncle Chip; Lee N. Field; Celtman; Dr. Eckleburg; 1000 silverlings; Lord_Calvinus
Christians are the Spiritual heirs of the Spiritual promises...

The Jews are (still) the physical heirs of the physical promises...

The first problem you need to overcome is that all the promises were made with Jesus Christ, the "Seed" of Abraham (Gal. 3:16).

Second, your comment above is merely a slogan as it stands. You need a biblical (i.e., non-arbitrary) way to define physical promises vs. spiritual.

The Church has generally made the distinction between the old covenant promises to Israel that were temporary and entirely passed away with the coming of Christ, and those which persist in the person and work of Christ Himself. "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill." (Matt. 5:17)

There are no physical promises to ethnic Israel that persist beyond Christ’s first coming. All the promises terminate one way or another in Christ.

81 posted on 11/07/2007 10:20:15 AM PST by topcat54 ("Dispensationalism is a disease ... as contagious as polio.")
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