It is the faith line, not a blood line that matters. Today the nation of Israel is a pagan and rebellious people to the Lord. Chuck DeVore, Sarah Palin, Carly Fiorina and all the rest of Evangelicalism should not be saying, “I’m for Israel! I’m for Israel!” That is like saying “I’m for Mexico” or “I’m for Canada!” or “I’m for Iran!” Iraq or Saudi Arabia, especially, when running for state or federal office. A women who visited Israel told us: Israel is a nation that will put Christians in prison if they pass out tracts and proselytize on the street. Scripturally it has always been a faith line not a blood line that matters. The line being traced so closely was all to point to Christ. Even the line of Christ was a faith line from Rahab the Caininite prostitute to Ruth the Moabitest. Biblically speaking the nation of Israel is to be treated as any other pagan nation of the globe- evangelized by the Church of God and reconstructed into a Christian world order.
“And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.” Gal. 3:29
“Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.” Gal. 3:7
“And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ‘In you shall all the nations be blessed.’ So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.” Galatians 3:8-9
The believing Church of God are the true sons and daughters of Abraham. Through the Church all the nations of the world are blessed. ~Dinah
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Romans 11:1-30
"I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
"God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
"Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
"But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
"Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
"And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
"What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
"(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
"And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
"Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
"I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
"Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
"For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
"If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
"For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
"For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
"And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
"Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
"Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
"Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
"For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
"Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
"And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
"For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
"And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
"For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
"As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
"For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
"For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:"
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