Amen, so we're gonna come right back to romans 9. In fact, we'll be in romans 9 all morning
But if you would very quickly just turn with me over to revelation chapter number two
And revelation chapter number two. I'm going to preach a sermon this morning entitled true jews
True jews and it's an important doctrine just because of the fact today
There's a lot of people out there that have kind of a misconception or a misunderstanding
About what it means to be a jew who the real jew is
And what it means to be the children of god what it means to be
A child of god, okay
Obviously, there are a group of people today that call themselves jews, but they're not to be mistaken for the people of god
Okay
And I know that's kind of a controversial statement
That's kind of a radical thing to say sometimes but you know everything i'm going to be preaching this morning is from the bible
Okay
Everything i'm going to be uh trying to explain and get across today is going to come out of the word of god
In fact the bulk of my notes this morning is just scripture
Just a few bullet points because the bible is just so abundantly clear on this topic
That there are people who say they are jews and are not and that often those same people
Try to make god's people feel like they're second class and this is something that's even taught in a lot of baptist churches
They'll try to teach god's people that oh, you know, we are just an afterthought for the lord that you know
Because god, you know couldn't get israel to come around then he kind of you know decided well, you know
Uh, i'll guess i'll go ahead and accept the gentiles no
It's always been god's plan to receive the gentiles to make of uh to break down that middle wall of partition between us
And in himself make of twain one new man in christ that has always been
God's plan that has always been the case the gentiles have always been welcome in the nation of israel
Okay, and the people that have rejected him have been rejected by the lord. Okay
And again, we're i'm preaching this because sometimes people can get this mentality
I know this is something that was taught to me for years is that you know
We're kind of just on the rebound with god as the church, you know, we're just kind of as god's people today as gentiles
You know, we're just kind of uh an alternative to what god really wanted with the jews. Nothing could be further from the case
Because again god is not a respecter of persons. All right
Now, let me just point out the fact that there are people that call themselves jews and are not okay
If you go there to revelation chapter two, and if you look at verse nine, it says I know thy works
And well, let's back up to verse eight just to get the context here
And unto the angel of the church in smirna right these say things say the first and the last which was dead and is alive
So who's speaking here? Well, it's the lord. Jesus christ the first and last the alpha and the omega
And he that was what dead and is alive. That's this is christ that's speaking and he's giving the apostle john
This message to deliver to this church. So christ is speaking and what is it that he's saying to the church at smirna?
He's saying I know thy works and tribulation and poverty
But thou art rich and I know thy blasphemy of them which say they are jews and are not but are the synagogue of satan
Okay, so that's christ speaking saying hey, there's a group of people out there that say they're jews and they are not now
You know, well, who could he be talking about?
Well, all we have to really ask ourselves is who is it that practices judaism in a synagogue, right?
This is talking about people who practice the religion religion of judaism
This is talking about you know, uh, the the jews the religious people who call themselves jews, right?
That's it's pretty clear
But just in case you didn't catch it the first time he repeats himself over in revelation chapter number three
If you look at verse nine behold again christ speaking
Under the church of philadelphia in verse seven, right?
Verse nine behold. I will make them of the synagogue of satan which say they are jews and are not but do lie
Behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee, right?
So he's saying look these people who say they are jews and are not i'm gonna make them to come and worship before thy feet
Not worship at thy feet, but before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee, right?
That so he's saying look these same people that that have uh rejected me
And the same people that to whom today we are sometimes made to feel
Uh, uh, you know inferior to those same people christ is actually going to make come and worship before their feet
Okay, and to know that he has loved the church that he has loved us. This is an important doctrine
Okay
this is something that we have to preach from two to
From time to time just because of all the inroads of false doctrine that have made its way into
baptist churches through things
Like scofield's notes your scofield bible, you know, it's full of heresy on this topic among amongst other things
You know all the dispensationalism that has crept into the church over the years
all the lies that have been taught and has made god's people to actually
seem inferior to
Those whom christ calls of the synagogue of satan today friend. We are the true jew
We are the true jew and i'll prove that from the bible, you know
We are the children of god those of us that have believed on christ by faith. We are that holy nation
We are that royal priesthood
Not a bunch of people who are just occupying a piece of land somewhere and say they are jews but do lie, okay
Go back to romans chapter number nine romans chapter number nine
In romans chapter number nine, let's just begin in verse one
It says I say the truth in christ. I lie not my conscience also bearing me witness within the holy ghost
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart for I wish
Excuse me, for I could wish that myself were a curse for
My christ my brethren from christ before my brethren
And my kinsmen according to the flesh who are israelites
So again, uh, don't misunderstand what i'm saying tonight or this morning
This isn't you know me just trying to preach some anti-semitic sermon
Of course anytime you preach anything that is negative towards, you know, a certain group of people today
It's you know immediately you're just an anti-semite or something like that. Well, you know paul here is saying
I'm not lying. I'm not you know, I have the holy ghost bearing witness and he's saying, you know
This is the truth that i'm about to tell you but also notice he's saying that he has continual sorrow in his heart
You know, he wants these people to be saved. He wants uh, you know his uh, the israelites to you know
His kinsmen in the flesh to be saved. Okay. Now what you're saying? Well, are you uh, you know, uh,
Are you are you preaching an anti-semitic sermon? No, i'm just preaching the bible friend
I'm just preaching what the bible says and i'm really i'm trying to defend the true jews not
At the expense of putting down some other people, okay
If those people want to get saved, you know what they can abandon their false religion and believe on christ anytime they want
Just like any other person who's in any other false religion the hindu the roman catholic the mormon the buddhist
You name it anybody else who's basing their salvation on a works based salvation, you know, they can abandon their false works
They can repent and turn to christ and believe anytime they want i'm not saying this is cut off to the jews
Like somehow they can't be saved
You know, they're not going to be saved as long as they trust in their own works just like anybody else
you know, I
There's your uh, you know equal, uh, you know equal employment opportunity or whatever there that's how fair I am
Everyone can be equally damned. Okay
Everyone is just as damned as everybody else when they don't believe on christ jew
Gentile it doesn't matter if you reject christ you're damned. Okay
And the bible is very clear that you know, god is willing that all men should be saved, right?
He is the savior of all men, especially those that believe okay
No, let's move on here in romans chapter number nine
He said I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart
For I could wish that myself were cursed from christ for my brethren my kinsmen according to flesh who are israelites
Okay in the flesh
To whom pertaineth the adoption and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the law and the service of god
And the promises whose are the fathers and of whom concerning the flesh christ came who is overall and blessed
forever, amen
So notice here there he's pointing out that the jews, you know, they had a lot of things going for them, didn't they?
He's saying look verse four to whom pertaineth the adoption
Okay
What does he mean by that? Well, we know that the adoption is in christ
Therefore if any man be in christ, he's a new creature, okay
That's why he says in verse five of whom as concerning the flesh christ came. Okay, that's who that pertains to
The the adoption that is in christ that came through the flesh came through the nation of israel. Obviously, we all know that okay
And the glory and the covenants, right? So they had all the promises they had the priesthood
They had the giving of the law they had moses the service of god
They had the tabernacle the levitical priesthood and the promises they had all the promises that were given to them and the word of god
Whose are the fathers right? So they are they are physically the descendants of abraham isaac and jacob, right?
But a lot of times that can be a hang-up, you know, that's not enough to get you to heaven just you know
the blood in your veins
Who you're related to okay?
In fact john the baptist told them said think not to say within yourselves
We have abraham to our father for I say to you that god is of these stones able to raise up
Children unto abraham he's saying don't trust in your pedigree don't trust in some genealogy
Don't trust in some lineage that you have trust in christ
Okay
Now it is true that of them came christ that they had these promises of whom came the adoption
They certainly had an advantage didn't they?
I mean they had the word of god
They had uh, you know the whole the the the ministry of the spirit
They had all of these, uh, the preaching of the word of god. They had all these examples in the word of god of christ
You know the christ said that in him, you know that to him give all the prophets witness, right?
They had the law and the prophets all these things testifying of christ who in due time would come
They had all these things they certainly had an advantage but you know what they didn't have is a monopoly
Being a jew doesn't give you a monopoly on salvation doesn't give you a monopoly on god
Okay, it just gives them an advantage
If uh, if you would keep something there in romans chapter nine go over to effusions
Paul even answers this question in romans three. He says what advantage then half the jew
What prophet is there of circumcision? He said what what advantage is there being a jew?
Much every way. So wait a minute. What are you saying?
Chiefly because unto them were committed the oracles of god. He's saying the reason they had an advantage
Every way much is because of the fact that they had the oracles of god committed unto them
They had all these things. They had the adoption. They had the glory. They had the covenants. They had the law
They had the service. They had the promises
Theirs were the fathers. They had all these things it certainly gave them advantage, but it didn't give them a monopoly
It didn't give them, you know, the end-all be-all and of who get they get to say who gets into heaven who doesn't
Okay, and that's not enough to get you into heaven who your daddy was okay, obviously
But you know when he says silly as that sounds that's what a lot of them will say
You know, we'll go out knock doors and try to preach the gospel people and you know jews, you know
A lot of times people will just say they'll close the door in your face
You say why are you going to heaven? I've had this happen more than one time
I'll say are you 100 sure you're going to heaven? I'll say of course I am i'm jewish and i'll just close the door
You know, what are they trusting the fact that they're jew that's it
That that and what they mean by that often is probably just because they believe they come from some long line of
You know jews, but here's news flash
You know those people over there today are not directly related to israel. They're not the descendants of abraham
Okay, they are people who have adopted
Uh judaism and that they're lying and saying they're jews, but they're not okay
And that's a whole another sermon in and of itself, okay
But you'll see this all the time people
It sounds silly to say it somebody's just trusting in who their daddy was but that's what they do. That's exactly what they do
Well, i'm a jew, you know
So, of course i'm going to heaven why because jew
Right, that's it. Well, here's the thing. We're the true jews
And we're not going to heaven because of who our daddy was we're going to going to heaven because of who our savior is, okay?
so of course they had an advantage, but they did not have
A monopoly they had an advantage in the form of opportunity
They had great opportunity to be saved. They had all these witnesses given unto them
Okay
Now before you just write me off just go ahead and hear me out hear what the scripture has to say about the subject
Okay, let god be true and every man a liar, okay?
In fact, let me just read to you from romans nine real quick. In fact go over there
If you would keep something there again ephesians, but I just want to point this out
Because he's kind of explaining all this and then you know verse 20 always kind of catches my eye
Right, he kind of in the midst of this because you know, there's going to be all these objections, right?
In paul's day, there's certainly objections. I mean the jews were pursuing him from city to city
Persecuting him, uh, you know, even stoning him and leaving him for dead
They were very upset about what he was teaching, right?
But notice his reply in verse 20 nay, but oh man who art thou that repliest against god
If this rubs you the wrong way if the preaching of the word of god
If what you don't like, uh, if you don't like what you're hearing from the bible, you know
If if the preaching of the bible is rubbing the cat the wrong way the cat needs to turn around as they say
You know because who are we to reply against god
Who are we to say? Well, no, I think differently I think you know just because you know
They claim some lineage just because they're in some land somewhere just because somebody's notes in some bible somewhere
Just because somebody at some bible college told me they're god's chosen people and they're just automatically into heaven
You know, that's you replying against god because by the time I get done with the sermon
Hopefully i'll make it abundantly clear from the scripture
That being a jew has nothing to do with your lineage has everything to do with being in christ. Okay
Go back to ephsians chapter number three
Verse number one i'll begin reading
Look, the jews had the same opportunity as we all do. Okay
It's the same opportunity that was afforded to the gentile
Yay through all of time, okay
Ephesians chapter 3 verse 1 for this cause I paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles
If you have heard the dispensation the grace of god, which is given me to you word
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery, right?
Someone there's this mystery that was made unto me as I wrote a four in a few words
Whereby when you read you may understand my knowledge of the mystery of christ
Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men as it is now revealed to his holy prophets
Excuse the holy apostles and prophets by the spirit
Now what is it that is being revealed unto him? Okay. What is this mystery?
It's being revealed that the gentiles should be fellow heirs of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel
So you could read that and think oh it was a mystery that the gentiles were going to be allowed to be saved
But I believe what he's saying here is that the mystery is how that was going to come about
That the promise is in christ by the gospel. That's the mystery that has been revealed
That the gentiles should be fellow heirs
And partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel, okay
Not that they were uh, you know
Never allowed because we're going to look here in a minute in the old testament where?
Gentile people could come into the nation of israel and be considered full-blown citizens and inherit land
That's in the old testament friend
Where they they could actually be assimilated in gentiles i'm talking he the nations that were not descendants of abraham isaac and jacob
Were assimilated into the nation of israel back then
in the old testament
So it's not the mystery is not oh the gentiles get to get saved too
You know, they're not all just going to the goyim aren't just going to be our slaves for all eternity
That's what a lot of you know, these uh, some of these jews believe that's what their their writings teach
That me and you you know, if we're lucky get just to be their slaves. That's eternity to them
That's the millennial reign to them
No that that mystery the mystery is this is that it was by christ
Okay, that it was going to be specifically of jesus christ that is going to be the preaching the gospel that brought them in
Verse seven whereof I was made a minister according to give the grace of god given unto me the effectual working of his power
So again, the mystery is the gospel of christ not gentile inclusion. All right
Ephesians chapter one because he said the mystery as I wrote a four in a few words, right?
Verse nine having made unto the mystery the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure
Which he had purposed in himself that in the dispensation the fullness of times he might gather together and won all things in christ
Both which are in heaven and which are in earth even in him
Okay, that's the mystery that he's gathering all together in him in christ, okay
Again, the gentiles were always welcome in the nation of israel
Go to exodus chapter number 12 exodus chapter number 12
You know think about in the book of esther right when esther they're they're going to
Uh, you know lash out they're going to retaliate against the conspiracy. It was made against them
They were going to destroy the israelites back then and if you know the book of esther, you know how that all played out
But if remember in book in the book of esther in verse chapter eight
It says that many of the people became jews
That many of the people of the land became jews which goes to show you that becoming a jew is not just about your
Lineage, it's not just about some bloodline. It's something they could have done even back then they could adopt that religion. They could become jews
For the fear of all jews fell upon them look at exodus chapter 12 verse 48
And when a stranger sells sojourn worth with thee
And will keep the passover of the lord let all his and let all his males be circumcised
And then let him come here and keep it
And he shall be as one that is born in the land
For no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. This is an exodus
Where he's saying that even back then if a stranger sojourn among them and was circumcised and he kept the past over
That he could be as one born in the land
One law shall be to him that is home born and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you now strangers talking about a foreigner, okay?
Go to ezekiel chapter number 47
ezekiel 47 again in leviticus 24 the bible reads in verse 22 you shall have
One manner of law as well for the stranger as for one of your own country and the lord your god
So god's not into this whole, you know one law for the citizen and one law for the foreigner
It's the same law for everybody that's something you know, there's god's foreign policy for you
ezekiel chapter 47 verse 22
And it shall come to pass that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you
Of course
This is talking about the captivity when they were going to go back into the land
And to the strangers that sojourn among you which shall beget children among you
And they shall be unto you as one born in the country among the children of israel
So again back up there he says it shall come to pass
They shall divide it by lot for an inheritance talking about the land
Unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you which shall beget beget children among you
They shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of israel
Right, they're going to be like it's like they've always been there. They're going to be just like you
They shall have an inheritance with you among all the tribes of israel
Okay, and it shall come to pass that in that what tribe that the stranger sojourn earth
There shall you give him his inheritance sayeth the lord god
They could so these strangers back then when they're going back in the land. They were allowed to inherit with them with
The tribes if they were given that land they were just going to be assimilated right into whatever tribe they landed in
So it just goes to show you that even in the old testament the gentiles could be included in the nation of israel
And that hasn't changed. That's not some new revelation that came along. It's always been the case
That they could put their faith in the lord god they could and be assimilated into that nation
Okay, in fact, that's that was the purpose of old testament israel
You know old testament israel wasn't just set up to be some kind of elitist group
To just show how better they were than everybody else
In fact, god told him I didn't choose you because you were the greatest among people
I chose you because you were the least among people and the smallest and weakest nation
So that everyone would know that it's by my power in my hand that i've made you great. Okay
In fact, if you would go back to romans chapter number nine
But if you read deuteronomy chapter number four, he says in verse five behold
I have taught you statutes and judgments even as the lord god my god commanded
That you should do so in the land where they go to possess it know therefore and do them
This is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations
Which shall hear all these statutes and say surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people
So they were to be a light to the gentile nations around them
And to bring the truth of the lord to those nations, okay?
Romans chapter 9 let's continue on in the chapter here in verse 6 not as though the word of god have taken an effect
For they are not all israel which are of israel. They are not all israel which are of israel
Okay
Just because they they're in israel just because they claim to be of israel doesn't make them of israel
Neither because they are the seed of abraham. Are they all children?
right
But look, this is the exact opposite of what people will be taught today in bible colleges in their notes
You know by dispensationalists and zionists and others
Who have an agenda?
They'll be they'll teach. Oh, no if they're of abraham, that's it. They're in no the bible says right here
I mean i'm looking at my king james bible in romans chapter nine and it says that neither are because they are the seed of
Abraham are they all children meaning this that just because you're the descendant of abraham doesn't mean you're god's child
That doesn't make you a true jew
Okay
But in isaac shall thy seed be called
And he goes on and explains how isaac and isa and others uh jacob
They are you know, they were an allegory like they're a picture of the jew and the gentile
They were a picture of you know, uh, the true jew and those who are
Trusting in the flesh those who are trusting in the uh, the blood of christ and those that are trusting in their own works
Okay, let's just read on here
He goes on and says in isaac shall thy seed be called verse eight that is they which are the children of the flesh
These are not the children of god, but the children of promise are counted for the seed, right? He's using isaac as
An example right because in isaac and ishmael the son of the bond woman was cast out
Right and isaac the second born the one who came after the firstborn
right, he was counted as
Uh the seed because he was he was the child of promise. Okay, and that's the theme that you see throughout
Is the the latter become is the one that's accepted while the first is rejected. Okay
That's a picture of the the the nation of israel and the gentile nations
The nation of israel was rejected. I mean we just finished second kings
Chapter 25 with we all just we all just read it
Hopefully, you know thursday night we all just saw how that nation was completely dismantled and scattered
Across the face of the whole earth and taken off into babylon, right?
He destroyed that nation. Of course, he brings them back but you know what then they were destroyed again
Okay
So go on here it says, uh
For this is the word of promise at this time. I will come and sarah shall have a son
And not only this but when rebecca had also conceived by one even by her father isaac
For the children being not yet born neither having done any good or evil
That the purpose of god according to the election might stand not of works but of him that calleth
It was said unto her the elder shall serve the younger as is written jacob have I loved but isa have I hated?
And again, it's not a personal hatred for isa. Okay. It's another false teaching that's out there
Isa, you know had his faults just like every other person in the bible
But we also see that he was blessed of god. In fact, he was obedient
You know when jacob came back into the land he gave it to him. He backed out. Okay
And he had great wealth, you know, god blessed him
So it's not this personal hatred, but it's it's saying, you know
I've loved jacob the second born the child of promise the firstborn was hated
That it that the purpose of god according to election might stand not of work so it's this picture of promise not of works
Go over to galatians chapter number four galatians chapter number four
so you have this picture here of the elder and the younger right you have this picture of
uh isaac
Excuse me. I have this picture of jacob and isa
right
It's a picture of gentile and jew
Galatians chapter number four verse 21. It says tell me ye the desire to be under the law. Do you not hear the law?
For it is written that abraham had two sons the one by a bondmaid the other by a free woman
abraham had two sons the one by the bondmaid
And the other of a free woman, okay
But he who was of the bond woman was born after the flesh
Born after the flesh
But he of the free woman was by promise why because the child of promise isaac came in his old age
Right when he was an old man when it was no longer possible for them to have children. It was a miracle, okay
Whereas agar gave birth
You know, uh, you know that was just the natural consequence of that union. It was of the flesh, right?
But who was who was accepted
Right who was accepted it was isaac
Not ishmael ishmael was rejected isaac was received the second
Was received the first was rejected because the second was of the promise, okay?
So again, you can see this theme in scripture of the elder being rejected and the latter, you know being received the former and the latter
Okay, and it's a picture of the jews who came first before the gentiles
Right that they had the covenants they had the promises
Of whose of whom of whose were the fathers, you know, they had all these things they had this advantage
They came first, but you know what they were rejected
And then the gentiles were received in christ
Okay
You say well you sounds like you're spiritualizing this it sounds like you're making quite an allegory out of this whole thing
Well, the bible says it's an allegory just flat out says it
He says for it is written verse 22 that abraham had two sons the one by a bond made the other by a free woman
But he who was of the bond woman was born after the flesh that he of the free woman was by promise
Verse 24 which things are an allegory he's saying yeah, that is an allegory
Ishmael and and isaac these two sons
Yeah, that's that's an allegory and you're exactly right
These are an allegory for these are the two covenants the one from mount sinai which generate the bondage which is agar
right
And isn't it funny, you know, how are the jews today trying to get to heaven it's not in christ
It's through their works
If they even believe any of the stuff, okay, even within judaism you get all these different factions and different
degrees of of of being orthodox or liberal
Liberal
But they're all trusting, you know, ultimately in being a good person. They're trusting in the law
The two covenants the one for mount sinai which generates bond, which is agar
Verse 25 for this agar is mount sinai in arabia and answer to jerusalem
Which now is and which is in bondage with her children. So to trust in the law is to be in bondage
But jerusalem, which is above is free, which is the mother of us all
For it is written rejoice thou barren that bearers not break forth and cry that thou
Thou that travail is not for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath and husband
Now lotus verse 28
Now we brethren as isaac was are the children of promise now, who is he writing to?
He's writing to the galatians
The last time I checked that was a gentile group of people. These are not jews. He's writing to
He's writing to the gentile nations and he's writing to
the gentiles in galatia and he's saying to them brethren as isaac was
We are the children of promise we are not of agar we are of isaac, okay
Verse 29, but as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit
Even so it is now and let me tell you something. Nothing's changed from from paul's day
It's the same problem today. The children of promise are still persecuted by the children of the flesh today
That's why messages like this are going to get labeled anti-semitic
That's why uh, you know messages like this will be banned from youtube
That's why you know, if you were to actually try to go over to the nation of israel and preach the gospel, you know
You probably be taking practically taking your life in your hands
You know, they still persecute it today they still
Want to repress the truth. They still don't want the the knowledge of the gospel to go out there the children of the flesh
The devil the children of the devil. They still want to repress the truth even today. Okay, that's why it needs to be preached
He that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit even so it is now
Verse 30 never nevertheless what sayeth the scripture cast out the bond woman and her son
For the son of the bond woman shall be not be heir with the son of the free woman you can't have it both
It's one or the other and god is saying here. It's the free woman. That's the allegory. That's the picture that we see
uh with isaac, that's a picture we see with uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,
Ishmael and uh isaac, it's a picture we see with jacob and esau
That's the picture. You know, the latter comes first even though he was born second
Even though he was born second
So then brethren we are not the children of the bond woman but of the free go over to matthew chapter number eight
You know people say oh you're you're you're preaching replacement theology. Yep
No apologies
Because that's what the bible teaches
And and look at your bible, you know, look at the word of god this morning
Romans chapter 8 let me quote jesus for you. Okay
See where do you come up with this doctrine of the bible the teachings of christ
And when jesus was entered in capernaum there came unto him a centurion beseeching him now, what's a centurion?
It's a roman soldier. It's a it's a high-ranking soldier. It's a captain in that army
Not a jew, okay
So the centurion comes to him beseeching him saying lord my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy grievously tormented
And jesus saith unto him I will come and heal him the centurion answered and said lord
I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but speak the word only and my servant shall be healed
For I am a man under authority having soldiers unto me and say to this man go when he goeth into another come and he
Cometh and to my servant do this and he doeth it when jesus heard it
He marveled and said unto them that followed him verily I say unto you. I have not found so great faith. No not in israel
He's saying this guy just believed I didn't have to say it believe and he'll be healed I said, hey i'll come
He says oh don't bother just say the word only and it'll happen. He's saying I haven't found such great faith in this
Gentile and this roman centurion that I have found in all of israel
Now, how would you feel if you're of israel and you're hearing that and he's saying this about the very people that you know
Have conquered your land
And have been occupying your land and he's saying oh such great faith in the centurion
Then he doubles down
Verse 11 and I say unto you that many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down
They're going to come from the east and from the west
Meaning outside the borders of israel outside the borders of this nation and shall sit down with abraham and isaac
And jacob in the kingdom of heaven
But notice verse 12, but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out shall be cast out
So who you know what if he's not referring to the jews if he's not referring to the nation of israel
Those that would claim abraham as their father
Then who is he talking to when he's saying that that kingdom is going to be cast out?
These other nations are going to come in from the east and the west
They're going to sit down with abraham isaac and jacob in the kingdom of heaven, but the children of the kingdom
That were already there are going to be cast out
That's replacement theology. You know, believe me go to matthew chapter 21 matthew chapter number 21
That's the gentiles replacing the jews
You know, it's just it's as plain as as the nose on your face in the word of god it's right there
Here another parable matthew 21 verse 33
There was a certain householder which planted a vineyard and hedged around about and digged a winepress in it
And built the tower and let out the let it out to husbandmen and went into a far country
So obvious is a parable it's it's an allegory of christ
You know, he's planning a vineyard. He's hedging it round about he's digging a winepress. He's building a tower
Right. This is the nation of israel and he's letting it out at a husband the people of that nation is the jews
And he went into a far country, right?
And when the time of the fruit junior he sent his servants to the husband men that they might receive the fruits of it
The husband men took his servants and beat one and killed another and stoned another
This is a picture of the prophets and others coming to this this nation
Again, he sent other servants more than the first and they did unto them likewise
But last of all, he sent unto them his son
And he's the perfect picture of the nation of israel. That's what it is
If it's not then you explain to me what this is
Or he's creating a vineyard. He's lending it out to husbandmen the citizens of that country of of the jews of of israel
And then he's sending, you know these others to receive the fruits thereof, right?
Right, but they're rejecting them they're stoning them then he's saying now i'm going to send my son
All right, that's a that's christ
Saying they will reverence my son verse 38, but when the husband men saw the son they said among themselves
This is the heir come let us kill him and let us seize on his inheritance
So they don't want to give up the kingdom to the son. They don't want to submit to christ. Look the jews rejected christ
This is a picture of israel. That's why he's he's preaching this to the nation of israel
at that time
You know, he's not just pulling some parable out of the air just because he wants to tell a nice story
Saying look, this is a perfect picture. This is what you guys are like
It's as if this man had lent out giving you a vineyard. You didn't want to give it up
You didn't want to turn it over to the rightful heir
Christ and you wanted to seize it for yourselves verse 39 and they caught him and cast him out of the vineyard and slew him
Which is exactly what they do to christ
When the lord therefore the vineyard cometh
What will he do unto those husband men they meaning the pharisees say unto him?
He will miserably destroy those wicked men and will let out his servant his vineyard unto other husband men
I mean just follow his logic. Well, you got these wicked people in there that don't want to
uh, you know, uh, give uh, their their the place the proper, uh,
You know
They don't want to respect the one who's supposed to inherit it. They're rejecting him
Right, what else would you do with people like that? He'd get rid of them. He'd replace them, right?
That's what you would do. Even the jews are saying they'll say oh, he'll he'll kill them out
He'll kill them and lend it to other husband men
The jews are teaching replacement theology right here. They're professing it. Of course you would what else I mean, it's just logical
He said they say unto him he will miserably destroy those wicked men
And will let out his vineyard under other husband men which he'll render under the fruits and the seasons and jesus is like, yep
That's exactly right
Jesus saith unto them verse 42. Did you never read the scriptures?
The stone which the builders rejected the same has become the head of the corner
This is the lord's doing and is marvelous in our eyes
Therefore I say unto you the kingdom of god shall be taken from you and given unto a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof
You know, that's not some note. I read in a footnote somewhere. That's the words of christ. That's what the bible says
That i'm going to take this from you
The kingdom of god shall be taken from you talking to the jews and shall be given unto a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof
Saying i'm going to replace you
It's bible friend
Call whatever you want and whoever shall fall in the stone shall be broken and on whom whosoever it fall it will grind him to powder
And when the chief priests and the pharisees heard this parable they perceived he spake of them
That's the narrator of the scripture talking the holy spirit saying they figured it out
But isn't it funny today even have baptists today who will read that hear that preach and just be like, oh, I don't know about that
We had these christ rejecting pharisees back then. We're like, hey, he's talking about us
He's talking about replacing us
It's like yeah, duh because it's it's obvious it's it's just so plain who the true jews are
It's not a bunch of christ rejecting haters of god
It's people who have believed on the lord. Jesus christ. Those are the true jews
Verse 46, but when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude because they took him for a profit
And here's the thing, you know, if you've noticed this morning all i've been doing is just turning passages in the bible
I just been turning to scripture
I didn't need to get out some whiteboard and draw some elaborate chart to explain all these different dispensations
And
And how people got saved in different ways during different time periods
I didn't have to see her twist and rest a bunch of scripture to try to make my point
I just read what the bible says. Let's just turn to matthew. Let's just go to romans. Let's just go to galatians
Let's just go to effusions. Let's go to deuteronomy. Let's go to ezekiel. Let's just turn to all these passages
Look, we could keep going on and on and on and just hear what the bible says
And why don't we just learn to just take the bible at face value?
Instead of having to have people, you know twist these things and explain something that's not biblical and tell us
Oh, no, you got it all wrong
You know, it's it's replacement theology is wrong. Well, i'm reading the bible. It sounds to me like replacement theology is right on the nose
When I read the words of christ
Go back to romans chapter number nine
Verse 22 what if god
Willing to show his wrath to make his power known endured with much long suffering the vessels of wrath fit into destruction
That he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he hath preferred
Excuse me had a four prepared unto glory
It's like what if god was just putting up with
You know these these these vessels of wrath
These fair Pharisees these rejectors of christ what if he just put up with them so that he could make known
Under the vessels of mercy his riches of glory
Even us whom he hath called not of the jews only but also of the gentiles
So good, it's not at the exclusion of one or the other both can be saved in christ
But it has to be in christ
and nothing else
Even us whom he hath called not of the jews only but also of the gentiles as he saith in oc or hosea
I will call them my people which are not my people and her beloved which was not beloved
And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said unto them. You are not my people
They shall be called the children of the living god
So paul here is quoting hosea chapter one
He's saying look there's going to be this time and place where there's going to be a group of people
That god will call them his people which were not his people
That they shall be called the children of the living god who were not the children of the living god
Right. I will call them
There they shall be called now who's the them and they referring to
verse 24 even us
Whom he hath called not of the jews only but also of the gentiles
We're included in that friend
That's us
You know the gentiles were not the people of god, but now we are the people of god
through faith in christ
You know and you can't you don't get to just reject christ and then you know get grandfathered in to the kingdom
That's not how it works
That's not salvation
That's false doctrine
That's going to damn people you think all this is a hateful sermon
No me, you know getting up like john hagee and just saying oh the jews don't need the gospel
But that's going to damn them to hell. That's the hateful sermon
That's the anti-semite
The one who wasn't going to look the jew in the eye and say you need to reject your false religion and believe on christ
to get saved
That's the message of love. That's the that's the compassion. That's what paul had for his his kinsmen
That was the burden he had he said I would myself be accursed for them
That they might what be saved in christ
How does one become god's child
Is it by faith or is it by the flesh it's by faith
That's the picture that he's trying to give us through down through the ages. It's it's not of
The flesh it's the child of promise. It's by faith all the way down through the ages
Romans chapter 9 again verse 30. What shall we say then that the gentiles which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness
Even the righteousness which is of faith
But israel which followed after the law of righteousness hath not attained to the law of righteousness
So you have these two groups of people the gentiles and the and they that are of israel, right?
Who are trying to follow after the law of righteousness? They're trying to follow after righteousness
You know the gentiles they're not following after it by the law the the the the the the jews they are trying to follow it
By the law
But who attained it?
The gentiles how why did they attain righteousness because they followed after righteousness which comes by faith and not by the law
Wherefore he says how could this be? How could it be that israel which did follow after the law of righteousness not attain it
And how is it that the gentiles who followed not after righteousness attain it by faith how is that
Because they sought it not by faith
But as it were by the works of the law for they stumbled at that stumbling stone they stumbled at christ
They stumbled at the promise they stumbled at
Uh, you know that that cornerstone that was set that that that of christ coming and the gentile nations being saved
by faith in him
They stumbled at that
Instead of accepting that they rejected that they rejected that stone
They sought it not by faith
But as it were by the works of law for they stumbled at that stumbling stone
As it is written behold I lay in scion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed
For god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life
It's always been by faith it will always be by faith
And just having some kind of a pedigree is not going to get you a pass into heaven
This is the message that needs to be taught
This is the message that needs to be preached to every living soul that salvation is by grace through faith
And god's people should not be made to feel second class just because they don't you know, uh
Grow out locks on the side of their head and wear funny hats and rock back and forth in front of a wall
And wear cubes on their forehead
And trust in some false religion i'm supposed to feel second class to that. No, I don't feel second class
I've attained under righteousness by faith. They sought it by the law and haven't attained it
They're damned. Why would I envy that?
Why would I make any of god's people to feel second class do a bunch of heretics that are going to go to hell?
Just like anybody else that rejects christ
But you know, that's what's taught out there today in baptist churches
It's a shame
Because the the pile of evidence scripturally is just it's just overwhelming we're going to look at more
Go to romans romans chapter number two romans chapter number two
Romans chapter number two verse 28 for he is not a jew which is one outwardly
You know, and I wish the hebrew roots people would get this through their thick head
These judaizers that are trying to bring us into law under the bondage
They want to come and blow the shofar and and and wear, you know tassels and ribbons of blue and
You know, they want to stop using the name jesus and start talking about yahweh. It's a bunch of jude
It's a bunch of judaizers friends. That's what the hebrew roots movement is all about
It's about judaizing the people of god and trying to bring us under bondage
For he is not a jew which is one outwardly, you know, he puts on a show
Of looking like a jew neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh
But he is a jew which is one inwardly
And circumcision is that of the heart and the spirit not in the ladder whose praise is not of man but of god
You know, it's not something you did in your flesh it's going to make you a jew it's it's the inward circumcision of the heart
Accepting christ by faith that's going to make you the true jew go to galatians chapter number two
galatians chapter number two
Verse 15 we who are jews by nature. This is paul speaking. He's saying by nature by the flesh
You know in paul's day
You know, they they could trace themselves back
Into certain tribes and say hey, we're jews by nature. We're of that southern kingdom
And not sinners of the gentiles knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law
But by the faith of jesus christ, even we have believed in jesus. Jesus christ
He's saying look there's even jews among us even those those of us who are jews by nature
We understand that a man is not justified by the works of law, but by faith we have believed on jesus christ
So obviously even back in paul's day, you know, there were jews that believed and got saved
That we might be justified by the faith of christ not by the works of law
For by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified
So what makes them god's people today
Is it the things they're doing is it their lineage they're just they're just grandfathered in by the works of the law shall no
Flesh be justified none
As it's written there's none righteous. No, not one
nobody
It's only by faith. So if they've rejected christ look friend, then they're not of israel
They are not all of israel who are of israel there there are they those who say they are jews and do lie
Galatians chapter three go there verse one. Oh foolish galatians who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth
Before whose eyes jesus christ hath been evidently set forth crucified among you
He's saying there's people are trying to bewitch you cast a spell on you
He's judaizers and that's what he's dealing with in this in this book
Go read galatians. I mean it's you know, it just it just lays it all out there
He's saying look they've bewitched you and that's the same thing that's going on today that nothing's changed
It's the same playbooks. The devil has the same playbook, you know, because again the devil is not a mortal being
We are
You know something doesn't work out for a while. He just waits for that generation to die off
He just goes back to that old playbook. See if they can fit this guy. These guys can figure it out
Just constantly trying to people back out
These guys can figure it out
Just constantly trying to people bring under the law constantly trying to bring them back
You know in under the law trying to constantly judaize them
You know today it's taking several different forms, you know hebrew roots
This kind of thing that's out there. They're bewitching god's people. They're trying to cast a spell
Verse two this only what I learned if you receive you by the spirit
The spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith. How did you get saved through the law or by hearing?
Of faith are you so foolish having begun in the spirit?
You're now made perfect by the flesh have you suffered so many things in vain if it be in vain?
Let's look at verse seven
No, look at let's continue on here verse five he therefore that ministered with you to you the spirit and worketh miracles
Among you doeth he by the works of law or by the hearing of faith?
Even as abraham believed god it was accounted to him for righteousness
Why why was abraham made righteous
Because he was abraham
No, because he believed god
That's why he was accounted righteous before god. That's how abraham got saved by faith
Know ye therefore they which are of faith are the same are the children of abraham
Abraham believed god it was counted to him for righteousness
They which are of faith the same are the children of god. Who's the children of god? They
Are of faith
They which are faith. They are the children of god. That's bible
That's galatians chapter 3
They which are of faith. They are the children of abraham
In the scripture foreseeing that god would justify the heathen through faith
Preached before the gospel of abraham saying and thee shall all nations be blessed
plural
And he preached the gospel onto abraham
The good news that all nations and him should be blessed through christ through that scene
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful abraham
Meaning this those that have are not of faith are not blessed with abraham no matter what lineage they claim
Verse 16
Now to abraham and his seed where the promise is made he seeth and to seeds as of many
But as not to seeds as of many but as as of one and to thy seed which is christ
What is the seed of abraham? It's christ. That's how all nations are blessed in abraham through christ
Verse 25, but after that faith has come we are no longer under a school master
For you're all the children of god by faith in christ. Jesus
For as many as have been baptized into christ have put on christ
There is neither jew nor greek there is neither bond. Let me repeat that there is another jew nor greek
There is neither jew nor greek. This is the apostle paul speaking
a hebrew of the hebrews
He's saying look there's no jew nor greek there is neither bond nor free there's neither male nor female
But you're all one in christ. Jesus
And if you be christ's then you are abraham seed and heirs according to the promise if ye be christ's
And if you're not christ then you are none of his
You know, we're made children we're made the child of god through faith
We're made the children of abraham by faith in christ that's what makes you a child
Of god, that's what makes you a child of abraham
That's what makes abraham your father
Which is why again john the baptist said, you know think now you say you have abraham to your father
God could raise up of these stones children on abraham
And
You know, I won't belabor the point but go over to ephesis chapter number three ephesis chapter number three
We know that jesus said you had to be born again, right unless you're born again
You cannot see the kingdom of god. You cannot enter the kingdom of god
What do you say in john chapter one verse 12?
To them gave you power to become the sons of god even to them that believe on his name
Right, you have to believe on his name then you become the child of god then you can be a part of the kingdom of god
Look at ephesis chapter three verse eight. I want to make application here because probably you know
I'm guessing probably most if not everybody in the room tonight for this morning understands this who gets this
Salvation is by grace through faith that we which are of faith. We are counted the seed. We are the children of promise in christ
In christ
You know, hopefully we all understand that
But here's here's what I want to challenge you with. Here's the practical application. What are you going to do with that knowledge?
What are you going to do with the knowledge that all a person has to do is believe on christ to be safe?
What are you doing with that?
Are we going to sit on our hands and just gloat
And say oh it feels good to be a child of abraham
Too bad for the rest of these suckers
You know, no we should do what paul did look at verse chapter three verse eight
Unto me who i'm less than least of all saints is this grace given that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ
He's saying it's a if this grace is given unto me that I get to go out and preach the unsearchable riches of christ
to the gentiles
Paul got it. He said hey, you know
We who are jews, you know
In the flesh, you know, we've believed on christ
But he didn't just sit on that knowledge he did something with it he went out and preached the gossip among the gentiles
Verse nine and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery?
You know, that is what we ought to do with this knowledge this understanding that we are saved by faith
That we which are faith, you know, we are counted as children of abraham through faith
We need to do something with it. We need to go and preach that to the gentiles
We need to make all men see that jew gentile bond free no matter what nationality
No matter what religion they're in we need to make them see that we are we need to be saved by faith do something with it
You know, we've been given a great advantage, you know to have this knowledge the mystery of christ
We've been given the gospel, right? What's the first two letters in the gospel go?
Don't don't sit and gloat with this knowledge go and preach the gospel like paul did
You know, it's a great it's a great privilege to be counted the child of abraham
Because if you're not the child of abraham
You're not god's child
Behold what manner of love the father bestowed upon us that we should be called the children of god
That's a great privilege to be a child of god
You know what? But here's the thing nobody in this room became a child of god without having it preached to them
There's nobody in this room that got saved without somebody coming and preaching the gospel to them heard the gospel somewhere watched it on a video
You'll heard somebody get up and preach the gospel and they believed it every child of god in this room. That's how you got saved
So, how can we sit on that knowledge? How can we just sit on our hands and not do the same thing for somebody else?
Paul didn't do it. He didn't say well, i'm glad I figured it out
He said you know what? I have I have a great burden for my kinsmen in the flesh
I have you know, I wish that they would be saved
You know, i've been given this great opportunity to go out and preach the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ
That's what we're preaching
We're not just preaching. Hey come to my church
We're preaching the unsearchable riches of christ
You know that you can get saved and be a citizen of heaven be a child of abraham for all of eternity
I mean the the riches of christ they they go deep
And to make all men see that's why we've been given the gospel not to gloat but to go let's go ahead and have a word
of prayer