Theology of the Church, Mentor's Guide, MG03

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b. God’s Church relates not on the basis of nationality but a new covenant grounded in faith in Christ, sealed with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, 2 Cor. 3.3-18.

2. The promises given to Israel have now been given to the Church.

a. 2 Cor. 6.16-18

b. Exod. 29.45

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c. Lev. 26.12

3. Though the Church has been given a special place, Israel has been neither abandoned nor her election cancelled.

a. Just as Zechariah proclaimed the fulfillment of the covenant in Christ, Luke 1.67-79, so Paul insists that God’s Word still stands, Rom. 9.6.

b. God Almighty has not rejected his people, Rom. 11.1.

c. Israel, which is called by God, will be saved for “the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable,” Rom. 11. 25-26, 29.

d. God’s grace ensures that Israel will be saved, Rom. 9.27-29; Isa. 1.24-26.