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Originally Posted by Contra_Mundum We don't follow "replacement theology." We follow "grafted theology."
There's one vine: Christ, one Israel: one people of God. Eph 2:15 "by abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace."
These people say what they say only because they already keep the two distinct. So they hear us saying "We've taken over the promises from Israel." No, actually, we've joined the true Israel, Christ, along with the OT believers, who were "of Israel," Rom 9:6.
These people don't believe Christ is the goal of the law (Rom 10:4), that in him it is finished. They think the law is coming back. They think the Temple is coming back. The goals of the OT have not been accomplished, and there are two intentions of God for different "peoples". All this is contrary to Paul's doctrine. | Your response is so succinct and "to the point". Have you ever had the "opportunity" of being accused of believing in replacement theology, and explaining this to them? |
CT believers are also often accused of thinking they are Jewish, while I think that this is incorrect (as Jewish is to me a racial class) there is an element of truth in this accusation in my mind, as while not being Jewish we are Israel.
This is seen as being offensive because we are saying that the jews are no longer Israel (or as is often (and in my view incorrectly) said said no longer Jewish), which is in my view true. Dispensationalists hate this view.
Secondly people are often basically anti-semitic and find it implausable that someone would claim to be Israel (or as they would see claim to be Jewish).