The millinialistic theology that is being espoused and taught by some churches today is a theology that is about one hundred years old and flows out of the Darby and Scofield translations of the Bible. The Christian Church since the time of Jesus understands that we are living in the last days and we have been living in the last days since Jesus’ birth which is what ushered in the last days.
Taking God’s Word as His Word we are reminded that the covenant of salvation was first given in the Garden of Eden to Adam and Eve who were neither Jew nor Greek. The covenant of salvation was narrowed when God chose Abraham to be the family through which the Savior would be born. Part of God’s covenant to Abraham was the earthly promise of being a great nation and having a land as a great nation. This part of the covenant was based on their faithfulness, which history has proved they were unfaithful and have forfeited that part of the promise.
The main part of the covenant of salvation was the spiritual, eternal part of the covenant which was the salvation of all people through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Savior. And the eternal promise is the nation of the New Israel, all believers in Jesus in heaven. Being a child of Abraham is not a case of genetics but faith. All who believe in Jesus is a child of Abraham.
The Christian Church began in the Garden of Eden. The Jewish faith of today began in Jerusalem with those who rejected Jesus as the Savior of the World. Just as a person today is saved by faith that Jesus is the Messiah so in the Old Testament a person was a part of the covenant and saved by faith in the coming Messiah.
There is one Holy Christian Church made up of all people who believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Anyone who does not believe is not a part of the Christian Church and is not a person of the covenant, a child of Abraham, no matter their DNA.
46 of 52 © Rev. Dr. Ronald A. Bogs (2018)
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