Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Kaster Chuck continues with God is not done with Israel.

As we pick up in Josea, chapter 1, verse 11.

And now with today's message, here's Pastor Chop.

There are many today who in interpreting the Bible, the New Testament, like to exclude the nation Israel from the grace and the mercy of God.

And they declare that God is through with the nation of Israel forever, and that the church is now Israel.

And Paul, in writing to the church, does make reference to the fact that we who were once alienated

have been brought nigh and we have been grafted in and partakers of the our being blessed by God,

and so forth, and he does speak of our being blessed

by God, that is the church.

But it is wrong to say that the church is Israel.

Paul says we are sons of Abraham through faith,

but we are not Israel, nor are we the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel.

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