WE as born-again believers are God’s chosen people because we made Jesus Lord. Israel are NOT God’s chosen people, despite what many politicians and religious people say.
Here’s the simple way God defined people:
1 Corinthians 10:32:
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.
In Paul’s time you were either a Judean or non-Judean [Gentile]. When you confessed Jesus as your living Lord, you became part of Christ’s body, “the church of God.”
Every person is either saved or unsaved.
1 John 5:11,12:
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son HATH LIFE; and he that hath not the Son of God HATH NOT LIFE.
In Christ, ethnic and religious background mean nothing. We are GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE when we believe on His Son. You have “Christ in you.”
Colossians 3:10-12:
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Where there is NEITHER GREEK [GENTILE] NOR JEW, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but CHRIST IS ALL, AND IN ALL.
Put on therefore, as the elect [CHOSEN] OF GOD….
Who are the true “Israel”?
Galatians 6:15,16:
For IN CHRIST JESUS neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new CREATION.
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon THE ISRAEL OF GOD.
The Hebrew word “Israel” means that God will rule. When we make Jesus our living Lord, God can rule in our lives by His spirit living in us. We who are “in Christ Jesus” are the true “Israel of God.”
Even a person’s sex doesn’t matter. Jesus is an “equal opportunity” Savior.
Galatians 3:28:
There is NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK [GENTILE], there is neither bond nor free, there is NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
The adversary always tries to stir up division in the body of Christ. We aren’t ignorant of his devices. We continue to wrestle against principalities, evil powers, and wicked spirits that move the daily “news” of the “father of lies” in the world. There will always be wars and rumors of wars. Jesus said to keep the big picture.
Mark 13:7:
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, BE YE NOT TROUBLED: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
God is our sufficiency, so we trust in Him through His Son. I just want to speak the name of Jesus and see God’s power prevail over the darkness in the world.
1 John 4:4 [The Passion Translation]:
Little children, you can be certain that you belong to God and HAVE CONQUERED THEM, for the One who is living in you is far GREATER THAN the one who is in the world.
Amen. I love you.
4 replies on “Born-again Believers Are God’s Chosen People–Not Israel”
Excellent explanation Gene
Yah… Don’t know if you receive GAB emails, but this is the opening paragraph of his email that I got just before yours: “For too long now America has played the fool on the world stage, dragged from one bloody Middle Eastern disaster to the next, sacrificing our sons, our treasure, and our future for causes that if we’re honest are not ours. As the drums beat once more for war in Israel, the time has come to raise our voices and declare: not this time and not ever again. We are done being led to slaughter by the same cabal of foreign lobbyists, compromised politicians, and sycophantic pastors who have sold out the soul of our nation for thirty pieces of silver.” We need to pray for our President, our Congress, our military, our judicial system and the born-again brothers and sisters to be a light in prayer and action.
Thank you Gene! This helps me to help others.
Great explanation!