Israel of God
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Week 3 traced God’s covenants from Genesis 12 (Abrahamic) through Jeremiah 31 (New Covenant) to the Great Commission in Matthew 28. We saw continuity and discontinuity in redemptive history, with every promise pointing forward to Christ and the multi-ethnic new creation people He is forming.
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Week 2 examined Galatians 6:16 and Romans 9:6-8. Paul declares that those who walk by the “rule” of new creation in Christ are the true Israel of God — one unified people, not two. Ethnic markers no longer define God’s family; belonging comes through faith, election, and the promise fulfilled in Jesus.
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In the opening session of The Israel of God, we explored what “the Israel of God” means. Moving beyond dispensational views, we saw Scripture as one continuous story centered on Christ. Using John 3 and Nicodemus, we learned the kingdom is about new creation and restored fellowship with God for all nations, not ethnic privilege.
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Paul redefines Abraham’s descendants and “Israel of God” by faith in Christ alone (Galatians 3:28-29). Jesus and Peter apply Old Testament Israel titles to the multi-ethnic church, creating one unified people where ethnicity yields to belonging in Christ, excluding nationalistic exclusivism.
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The Abrahamic and new covenants fulfill in Christ, blessing all nations through heart transformation and global discipleship. Promises exceed ethnicity, uniting Jews and Gentiles in one people via Jesus’ perfect fulfillment and the Great Commission, revealing God’s eschatological plan for unified redemption.