Saturday, 24 July 2010

Against Zionist Ecclesiology

Matthew 16:17-18
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.

The Church is eternal

Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

The Church is eternal because Christ is eternal

1 Peter 1:20
He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

The New Covenant is perfect.

Hebrews 7:18-19
18The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

The Passover was instituted by Moses before the law was given on Sinai giving continuation from Abraham to the time of Christ. The Eucharist also called, Communion or The Lords Supper was instituted by Christ (the prophet like Moses) before the means of grace had been given (Calvery) making a continuation from the Old Covenant into The New Covenant.

There is no seperate covenant for the Jews.

Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

Christ only has one Bride and she is The Church. God is not a bygamist, God is the Faithful Husband.

The real Zion is The Church.
Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly... See more

Isaiah 62:1
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet,
till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch.

So it is for The Churches sake thay God will not keep silent. It is The Churches salvation that is a blazing torch and that salvation is through Christ for there is no other name under Heaven by which to be saved.

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