Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Romans 10:12 (KJV)
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Some time ago, I engaged in a conversation with a believer who had embraced Judaizer doctrine. He was a very kind and gracious man. I am confident he was as interested in converting me to his faith as I was in correcting him, but we were able to be very friendly with one another.
During one of our conversations, I referred to the Jews. He misunderstood my statement because, in his mind, there is a distinction between the Jews and Israel. He sees the Jews as a smaller subset of Israel. When I told him I think of the Jews as a term referring to modern-time Israel, he acknowledged and said he would keep that in mind in future conversations.
I am therefore interested in pointing out that, in this chapter, Apostle Paul used the terms Jews and Israel interchangeably. He saw no difference by this time in God’s plan. I see no reason for us to make a distinction already outdated by the first century. To do so is probably inviting some form of bad doctrine into the Christian faith.
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