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Paul's teachings vs the gentile church's teachings

Paul taught that these seven listed things plus the Messiah belong to Israel not to the church

 

Rom 9:4  who are Israelites; to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the service of God, and the promises; 

Rom 9:5  whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Messiah according to flesh, He being God over all, blessed forever. Amen

Rom 9:6  Not however that the Word of God has failed, for not all those of Israel are Israel; 

 

In the preceding verses we see that in Paul's writings not even the adoption belongs to the gentile church. These listed gifts plus the Messiah  are for a people that will come out from among the nations.  

 

Note that Paul is quoting Hosea 1:9  in Rom_9:25  As He also says in Hosea, "I will call those not My people, My people; and those not beloved, Beloved."  

 

Paul is not referring to the gentiles but to the remnant of the  Israelites scattered among the gentiles. This was the mystery that was revealed to Paul. The gentile church takes it as meaning all the gentiles but it means the remnant of the Israelites dispersed among the gentiles.  You can not blame Paul for this wrong church teaching because he is quoting Hosea. Paul knows what he and Hosea are talking about but the gentile church doesn't!

 

Hos 1:9  And He said, Call his name Not-my-people. For you are not My people, and I will not be for you. 

Hos 1:10  Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are the sons of the living God. 

Hos 1:11  Then the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel shall be gathered together, and shall set over themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land. For great shall be the day of Jezreel. 

 

However, any non-Israelite gentile that listens to the voice of the Good Shepherd, and obeys it, is welcome to adhere to full citizenship in the commonwealth of Israel.    By Grace Israelites, Jews and gentiles are born again of the water and the Spirit , observing Torah, feasts and sabbath.  This is  our walk of faith and sanctification.

 

Just like Paul, Agrippa was an EXPERT in jewish traditions and beliefs:

Act 26:1 And Agrippa said to Paul, It is allowed for you yourself to speak. Then Paul made a defense, stretching out the hand:
Act 26:2 Concerning all of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I count myself happy being about to make defense before you today,
Act 26:3 you being most of all an expert, knowing of all the customs and questions also among the Jews. Because of this, I beg you patiently to hear me.

 

Paul affirms to Agrippa that he is being judged by the Jews because of his hope in the restoration of all twelve tribes of Israel.  

 

Act 26:6 And now, for the hope of the promise which was made by Elohim to our fathers, I stand and am judged.
Act 26:7 To this hope, our twelve tribes hope to come, with earnest prayers by day and by night: and for this same hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.
Act 26:8 How can you judge? Is it wrong to believe that YAHWEH will raise the dead? (refer to Ezekiel 37)

 

At least in Paul's thought,  he is consistent in his certainty in the belief in the resurrection of the dead.  Which dead is he referring to? The ten lost tribes that were once alive and joined with Jew-dah and Benjamin.   Their restoration will bring back the glory and splendor of Zion.    The kingdom of Zion consisted of the 12 tribes of Israel which were ruled over once by kings David and Solomon.    The remnant of the twelve tribes will be ruled again by Yshua MelekTzedeq in the millenium kingdom.

 

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