you choose Q: are Jews still God's chosen people?
Q: After Christ's resurrection, are Jewish people still God's chosen people? —Richard
A: Deuteronomy 14:2 says: "For you are a holy people to YHWH your God, and God has chosen you to be his treasured people from all the nations that are on the face of the earth." The Abrahamic Covenant expresses the purpose for which Israel was chosen—to bring blessing to all peoples on earth…
you choose Q: do Gentiles who receive salvation become spiritual Jews?
Q: Is it correct to say that all Gentiles who receive [salvation] are spiritual Jews? —Elaine
A: Gentile Christians don’t become “spiritual Jews.” The term “Jew” or “Jewish” is a cultural/ethnic term, not a spiritual one. Although some Jews are spiritually the “seed of Abraham” (Galatians 3:1-7, 29), being Jewish has to do with whether one keeps Jewish traditions or has…
you choose Q: did the Gentiles become Jews?
Q: Did the Gentiles become Jews? —Cassandra
A: Israel is the name God gave Jacob on the night he wrestled with the angel (Genesis 32:28). His sons, along with the 12 tribes that descended from them, inherited the name. Although Israel always accepted proselytes, it was at first largely made up of people physically descended from Abraham through Isaac and Jacob.…
you choose Q: "why were the first people to know of Jesus' birth not Jews?"
Q: Who were the first people to know about Jesus birth and how did they know? How come those people were not Jews? —Simon
I’m a bit puzzled by your question, as Mary (Luke 1:28), Joseph (Matthew 1:20), and Elizabeth (Luke 1:41-45) knew about Jesus’ birth before it happened. They were therefore the first to know about it, and they were…
