Paul and the Jews
The idea that contemporary Jews are “God’s chosen” is a delusion and a heresy — Paul spent his life warning against judaizers, and Jesus Christ battled the Jews and warned the church against their influences.
This article focuses on Paul’s rejection of Jews as “God’s chosen.”
— Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
— For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
— Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
— But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Phillipians 3:2-7
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from people, but from God.
Romans 2:28-29
and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings
Colossians 2:11-13
The idea that present day “Jews” are God’s Chosen deludes believers into thinking that there is salvation outside of Jesus Christ. And if the Jews don’t need Jesus Christ, why would a Gentile? There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ, neither for Jew nor Gentile. …