In Reply to: Re: Message to Rose about salvation posted by Rose on July 09, 1997 at 22:37:34:
All must come to Jesus Christ for salvation regardless of their physical heritage (Jn. 14:6). Under the New Covenant God does not recognize distinctions between Gentile and Jew (Gal. 3:26-27). Israel blew it under the Old Covenant and rejected God. The only Israel that is under covenant with God today are those who come through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Referring to Gentile believers Peter wrote "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy" (1 Pet. 2:9-10). The only Israel God recognizes is spiritual Israel. Bloodlines mean absolutely nothing to God, what is important to God is that we all come into covenant with the God Man Jesus Christ.
Barry