I am of the Lord's chosen people; I am a born again bondservant of Jesus Christ; I am of the remnant; I am spiritual Israel. Thank you, Lord!

Originally Posted by sojourn4Christ

I am of the Lord's chosen people; I am a born again bondservant of Jesus Christ; I am of the remnant; I am spiritual Israel. Thank you, Lord!

Can you explain ''spiritual Israel''?

As Israel was a literal people.......

Genesis 32:28:And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Simply put. Gods chosen people are Israel after the flesh. They are dear unto him. They do not constitute all of the seed of promise but only that which God chose by election, a people unto himself. God also chose to take a people unto himself out of the Gentiles for the purpose of provoking his own stiffnecked people. Because God loved the whole world, he sent Jesus. Through Jesus, everyone on the face of the whole Earth has the opportunity to become one of Gods people, his dear children. To those whom accept and receive God as God, Jesus will be both Lord and Savior. As a Gentile believer in Christ understand your significance in the plan of God. The very purpose of your being is to provoke Gods chosen people unto salvation by being the light of the world that they once were supposed to be by covenant relationship. Let us work for the Lord to achieve this end and please our God as the bride of Christ, his help meet.

Please notice that after Paul shares his testimony of his love for Israel, he spends the next few chapters giving understanding to the Gentile believers so that they may actually shine as the light for Israel. In chapters 1-8 of Romans, Paul covers the true Gospel of God and what it takes to be saved. It is only after this he speaks of Gods chosen people and what is to become of them. Israel was chosen by God to bear a light unto the world as his people and forsook him. But the calling and election of God is without repentance. They are and always will be Gods chosen people.

28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

The depth and the riches....

Gary

I am of the Lord's chosen people; I am a born again bondservant of Jesus Christ; I am of the remnant; I am spiritual Israel. Thank you, Lord!

...and I am his elect!

In a manner of speaking, some believe that non Christians become Jewish in the sense that they become "circumcized spiritually". This has been a bone of contention between some parties. Other churches believe that circumcism (spiritual or otherwise) is no longer necessary because circumcism is part of the Law, not part of Grace.
Even if this is true, God has always chosen Israel as his chosen nation, indeed Christianity came through the Jews. (Jesus was a Jew, most of the disciples were Jews, The majority of the New Testament was written by Jews).

Originally Posted by B-A-C

In a manner of speaking, some believe that non Christians become Jewish in the sense that they become "circumcized spiritually". This has been a bone of contention between some parties. Other churches believe that circumcism (spiritual or otherwise) is no longer necessary because circumcism is part of the Law, not part of Grace.
Even if this is true, God has always chosen Israel as his chosen nation, indeed Christianity came through the Jews. (Jesus was a Jew, most of the disciples were Jews, The majority of the New Testament was written by Jews).

Good post.