Dr. Powell's remark on there only being one Israel made me wonder about something.
Since there's only one baptism, I've heard it said that Protestants are really members of the one Church, just separated and disobedient ones.
Could a similar thing be said of the Jews, then? Since there's not two Israels, but only one, which is the Church - the covenant family of God which is Israel at its root, to which the Gentiles have been grafted in - could it be said that the Jews are true members of the Church, just separated, disobedient ones, somewhat like Protestants?
I know it's tricky because they're not baptized, so could they really be said to be part of the body of Christ? But they still belong to the tree of Israel. Maybe their branches are completely cut off and separate, no longer part of the tree of Israel at all? Or maybe metaphors and analogies only get us so far.
Anyways, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! Thank you for this series, it's been extremely helpful!
First of all, thank you so much for this series! I really appreciate all of the effort you've put into these lessons, Dr. Scott. And thank you to JD and Kate for taking part and for your insightful questions.
When reading Romans 9:21-23, I immediately think of double predestination, which I understand the catechism condemns. I don't want to place too much emphasis on this section, because St. Paul poses it as a hypothetical, but is there another way to read this that does not imply double predestination? Thanks!
Dr. Powell's remark on there only being one Israel made me wonder about something.
Since there's only one baptism, I've heard it said that Protestants are really members of the one Church, just separated and disobedient ones.
Could a similar thing be said of the Jews, then? Since there's not two Israels, but only one, which is the Church - the covenant family of God which is Israel at its root, to which the Gentiles have been grafted in - could it be said that the Jews are true members of the Church, just separated, disobedient ones, somewhat like Protestants?
I know it's tricky because they're not baptized, so could they really be said to be part of the body of Christ? But they still belong to the tree of Israel. Maybe their branches are completely cut off and separate, no longer part of the tree of Israel at all? Or maybe metaphors and analogies only get us so far.
Anyways, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! Thank you for this series, it's been extremely helpful!
First of all, thank you so much for this series! I really appreciate all of the effort you've put into these lessons, Dr. Scott. And thank you to JD and Kate for taking part and for your insightful questions.
When reading Romans 9:21-23, I immediately think of double predestination, which I understand the catechism condemns. I don't want to place too much emphasis on this section, because St. Paul poses it as a hypothetical, but is there another way to read this that does not imply double predestination? Thanks!