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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (12196)	3/22/1998 10:07:00 PM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

Repost to your response on Romans 2 Subject: Ask God \| Previous \| Next \| Respond \| To: Emile Vidrine (12146 ) From: James Garrett Sunday, Mar 22 1998 12:47AM EST Reply # of 12294 Emile, you are in error, my friend about Christians being the true Israelites. It just ain't true! The text used by proponents is Romans 2:28,29: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly [in the flesh]...but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly. But this is not accurate in the light of Galatians 3:28, which tells us that there is neither Jew nor Greek in Christianity...neither bond nor free...neither male nor female. Literally taken, that would make transvestites out of all of us. Likewise, God does not change Christians into spiritual Israelites. One can't do that! And here's why: the term Israel or Israelite is found 2,300 times in the Old Testament, and it is always in reference to Jacob, and Jacob becomes Israel (see 2 Kings 17:34). Furthermore, Jacob and Israel are referred to as Jews eighty times in the Old Testament and 170 times in the New Testament. So how is one going to justify such overwhelming evidence? When Galatians 6:15,16 speaks about the God of Israel, it is in relation to converted Jews -- Hebrew Christians. But that doesn't make the entire Church Jewish! This one misconception has caused more damage to the cause of prophecy in our day than any other teaching! The theory started with Augustine in about 190 A.D., and has led to endless symbolizing, with many others following his error. That's where the confusion began. One can't justify it. Israel is Israel, period!" Wake up! James