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Originally Posted by shag
TY Amanah
So if Paul redefined what it means to be a Jew, are you saying that everyone that is circumcised of the heart as in Romans 228, (including gentiles) is the new def. of a Jew? Like the body of Christ are now (true) Jews?
I’m having a bit of trouble with the idea that the biblical definition of a Jew has been redefined. |
Israel is another way of saying "the church" (
Galatians 6:16;
Romans 9:6-8). The church of the old covenant (Israel) has been expanded to include all nations (
Ephesians 2:11-22).
At Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out (
Acts 2), Israel (the church) was redefined to include believers from all nations (
Acts 2:5-47).
The lineage of Father Abraham is no longer restricted to physical Jews (as in the old covenant,
Romans 4:13-18) but now includes spiritual Jews (Israel, the church,
Galatians 3:26-29;
Romans 2:28-29).
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