Douglas Summers
Member
If anyone reading the Bible and paying any attention at all, They can not fail to see that more than HALF the Scriptures are about one people (The Israelites)...or the JEW. And we see that The Jew has a personal and distinct relationship with the council and dealings with God. Being separated from the mass of mankind, God has made with them a "Covenanted" relationship, giving them SPECIFIC PROMISES, not given to any other people. Their History alone is told in OT Scripture with other nations mentioned, ONLY as they touched Israel.
Continuing our reading of Scripture, We find another distinct body called The Church (called out one's or assembly). This body also has been given a distinct and specific relationship with God, and like Israel, has also been give specific promises of their own.
We then see another ethnic division or class of people, distinguished in every way, both from Israel and The Church...... The Gentile, considered merely as human beings. And all have a common ancestor "Adam". Acts 17:26. From Adam to the call of Abraham, every man was dealt with the same. No one of the race was dealt with separately. But from Gen. 11:10 to Mal. 4:6, The Jew is primarily in view. The Church is veiled (Eph. 3:9-10). In The Gospels, The Jew is primarily in view, The Church is only mentioned as future to appear with the world wide preaching of the Gospel to the Jew and Gentile. (Rom. 15:8; Matt. 16:18; 28:19-20)
From Acts 1:1 thru Rev. 4:1 the Church is primarily in view, The Jewish nation is temporarily set aside (Acts 15:13-18). From Rev. 4:1-19:21, The Jew The Gentile and apostate Christendom are in view. Comparing these Scriptures give a brief view of the comparative position of the Three.
Continuing our reading of Scripture, We find another distinct body called The Church (called out one's or assembly). This body also has been given a distinct and specific relationship with God, and like Israel, has also been give specific promises of their own.
We then see another ethnic division or class of people, distinguished in every way, both from Israel and The Church...... The Gentile, considered merely as human beings. And all have a common ancestor "Adam". Acts 17:26. From Adam to the call of Abraham, every man was dealt with the same. No one of the race was dealt with separately. But from Gen. 11:10 to Mal. 4:6, The Jew is primarily in view. The Church is veiled (Eph. 3:9-10). In The Gospels, The Jew is primarily in view, The Church is only mentioned as future to appear with the world wide preaching of the Gospel to the Jew and Gentile. (Rom. 15:8; Matt. 16:18; 28:19-20)
From Acts 1:1 thru Rev. 4:1 the Church is primarily in view, The Jewish nation is temporarily set aside (Acts 15:13-18). From Rev. 4:1-19:21, The Jew The Gentile and apostate Christendom are in view. Comparing these Scriptures give a brief view of the comparative position of the Three.
- The Jew......................................The Gentile.......................................The Church
- Rom. 9:4-5................................Eph. 2:11-12.....................................Eph. 1:22-23
- John 4:22.................................. Eph. 4:17-18.....................................Eph. 5:29-33
- Rom. 3:1-2................................Mark 7:27-28....................................1 Pet. 2:9