Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The Assembly of God (PART VI)
“What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?” (Romans 3:1 NIV)
Paul turns around and answers this question in the following verse. Several chapters later he adds more to the advantages.
“Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. … They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.” (Romans 3:2, 9:4-5 ESV)
But Paul continues in chapter 9:
“But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: ‘through Isaac your descendants will be named.’ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.” (Romans 9:6-8 NASB)
And we saw in Ephesians that the promise now belongs to the Gentiles as well as the Jews. All are now one in the assembly. It has appeared that we have digressed from the topic of ekklesia. But we have not. We have connected the old and the new.
Paul turns around and answers this question in the following verse. Several chapters later he adds more to the advantages.
“Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. … They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.” (Romans 3:2, 9:4-5 ESV)
But Paul continues in chapter 9:
“But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: ‘through Isaac your descendants will be named.’ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.” (Romans 9:6-8 NASB)
And we saw in Ephesians that the promise now belongs to the Gentiles as well as the Jews. All are now one in the assembly. It has appeared that we have digressed from the topic of ekklesia. But we have not. We have connected the old and the new.
# posted by Wesley Son of Cornelius @ 10:45 PM 
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Once this series is done, can I get it in full? I like the small bite-size pieces, but I need the whole thing on paper to really appreciate it -- and test it.
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