God didn't have a better card to play to win Israel, than the Gospel of His Son.
He didn't have a better covenant to make with Israel in future, than the new, second covenant which Christ already made with them in His blood.
The Gospel was God's best plan to save Israel - and all nations.
Seeing Gentiles were able to get saved, initially through the witness of believing Jews, despite widespread unbelief among the Jews, it could only have been advantageous all around had more Jews believed. Therefore if God had a better card to play, He would have played it earlier instead of letting so many Jews suffer so needlessly these past approximately 2000 years - because not only might more Jews have been saved, but more Gentiles might have been saved as a consequence too!
No - the Gospel of Jesus Christ was the best and final plan God had for Israel. The Gospel is what Abraham was promised. The Gospel and the Gospel alone fulfilled the Law. The Gospel is the fulfilment of the Prophets.
Jesus said so. The Apostles said so.
The Gospel took nothing away from Israel - it only confirmed what was Israel's, and provided the only means of their obtaining and securing it.
Salvation is by grace through faith alone. Only believe!
God's plans for Israel under the Gospel were greater than any plans He had for them under the Old Covenant.
So preach the GOSPEL - to all nations, including to the citizens of the modern State of Israel, and to all who self-identify as Jews around the world.
He didn't have a better covenant to make with Israel in future, than the new, second covenant which Christ already made with them in His blood.
The Gospel was God's best plan to save Israel - and all nations.
Seeing Gentiles were able to get saved, initially through the witness of believing Jews, despite widespread unbelief among the Jews, it could only have been advantageous all around had more Jews believed. Therefore if God had a better card to play, He would have played it earlier instead of letting so many Jews suffer so needlessly these past approximately 2000 years - because not only might more Jews have been saved, but more Gentiles might have been saved as a consequence too!
No - the Gospel of Jesus Christ was the best and final plan God had for Israel. The Gospel is what Abraham was promised. The Gospel and the Gospel alone fulfilled the Law. The Gospel is the fulfilment of the Prophets.
Jesus said so. The Apostles said so.
The Gospel took nothing away from Israel - it only confirmed what was Israel's, and provided the only means of their obtaining and securing it.
Salvation is by grace through faith alone. Only believe!
God's plans for Israel under the Gospel were greater than any plans He had for them under the Old Covenant.
So preach the GOSPEL - to all nations, including to the citizens of the modern State of Israel, and to all who self-identify as Jews around the world.
JESUS - Saviour!
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