D⚡️Centraliser

Why are so many talking about the Jews? Because Christian America has an unusually close relationship with Christ-hating Jews. Remember, Jesus said, “If anyone is not with Me, then he is against Me.” (Matt 12:30) And “If you hate Me, you hate the Father.” (Jn. 15:23). So, why the close relationship with those who hate Christ? Because many Christian Americans believe that when the Bible speaks of future “Israel” that it’s speaking of the Jewish people when, in reality, they are speaking of the true Israel—Jesus Christ and His body—the Church. (See Hosea 1:11 and Matt. 2:13-15). Let me explain: The Jews claim they are the “true children of Abraham.” But Scripture denies this claim. John 8:39 says, “They [unbelieving Jews] answered him, 'Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, You are doing the works your father did… You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires.” In Matthew 3:9, Jesus says, “And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.” Paul says in Galatians 3:7, “Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.” In Romans 9, Paul adds, “Not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring… This means that it is not the children of the flesh [physical Israel] who are the children of God, but the children of the promise [the Church] are counted as offspring.” This is confirmed in Galatians 3:26-29, which says, “For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.” The true children of Abraham are not Christ-rejecting Jews. They are believing Jews and believing Gentiles in one body—the Church with Christ as its Head. So, to bless Israel means to bless Christ and His people—the Church—not some God-hating nation in the Middle East. Now, do we want Jews to come to Christ? Certainly! We want all people to come to Christ. But we reject the idea that the Jews as an ethnic group are God’s “chosen people.” They are not. God’s chosen people believe in Christ.