Romans 2:28-29
King James Version (KJV)
28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
For many years I believed much as you believe. I was raised in dispensationalism and graduated from a Southern Baptist University where I had formal training in dispensational theology. But my views began to change when God opened my eyes on the matter of Divine Sovereignty. I didn’t want to believe any of it because it went against so much of what I had been taught. I could see how it called into question dispensational eschatology. Eventually, however, I was simply overwhelmed with the truth. And it radically changed my life.
I really hope you will take the time to either watch or download the MP3 or PDF (for free) of the sermon entitled “He is a Jew” by Brother Henry Mahan, an old Baptist pastor from Kentucky. That sermon was preached in the mid-80’s, but I bet it will make you think hard about this topic. You will be challenged in a good way.
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=41107162134
A few other favorites:
“Jacob Have I Love, Esau Have I Hated.”
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=4100621136
“Wherein Do We Differ?”
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=711062196
“They Cry Peace When There is No Peace”
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=140617590
Bookmarked for later perusal.
The Church is Israel, this is orthodox Christian doctrine for 2,000 years.
the dispensational nonsense did not appear on the world until the 19th century ( same with mormonism, seventh day adventists and jehovah witnesses, what a century for heresy! )