God's Treasured Possession

Can God break His promise? Did God break His covenant with Israel? God declared to Israel that they would always be His treasured possession (Deut. 7:6). Why then, if God said His chosen people are the Israelites, does God act through the Christian church and not the Jewish people anymore? These may be hard questions to consider, but, we cannot put our absolute faith in someone who changes his mind.

So, was the old covenant not good enough, and is that why Jesus came to create a new covenant? The simple answer is no. There is nothing wrong with the first covenant or promise. The problem is not with God's law or promise; the problem is with ourselves. Jesus says in Matthew 5:17, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

Furthermore, Jesus makes it clear in John 8:31-43 that God was not simply calling a bloodline to salvation. God was calling His true worshippers to salvation. God is not, nor has He ever been, impressed with where we come from. After all, He called a shepherd to be a king. John Piper writes, "The way God brings into being the true Israel is, finally by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, as the true Seed of Abraham, the true Son of David, and, in a profound sense, the true Israel himself. Jesus fulfilled all that Israel was destined for. And now every person, Jew or Gentile, who trusts in Christ, is united to Him and becomes part of this true Israel in Christ."

Christ did not destroy a promise or break any covenants. He simply shed new light and perspective on a old promise.

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