Monday 9 July 2012

"Who is a Jew?" Revisited

My home group has been studying the Book of Galatians for over a year and a half now. Its a book that can be easily misunderstood. Most misunderstand the question that Paul is trying to answer. He isn't trying to answer a dilemma between Law and Grace. Paul is trying to answer the question: Who is a Jew?

I've finally found a succinct summary of the position I have been developing on Christian Identity. It turns out that Spurlock from Bereans Online has already beaten me to it and saved me a lot of time:
  • Eph 2:1-10 Gentiles become a part of Israel by grace and faith.
  • Eph 2:11-12 Are no longer Gentiles. Not "commonwealth" but citizenship enjoying the full rights and benefits of any other member of Israel.
  • Eph 2:13 Ex-Gentiles have been brought near
  • Eph 2:14-16 The dividing well having been removed by Christ. Spurlock refers to the "18 measures." What are they?
  • Eph 2:17-21 Peace not just between God and Mankind but also peace within the house of God.
  • Eph 3:1-6 Thus the ex-Gentiles are part of the same body, fellow heirs with the incumbent members and partakers of the same promises.
One king, One people, One Torah: Echad. The fulfilment of John 17:16-22.

If this is true, then even more questions arise, here's one or two:
  1. If all believers are to obey the Torah, then what are we to do with 1 Corinthians 7:17-24?
  2. Should all Christians be making Aliyah?
  3. Where should Christians then stand on the Middle Eastern peace process?
For further reading:  who_is_a_jew.pdf (bethimmanuel.org)