Category: The Church and Israel

Pastor Jim McClarty takes an alternate look at Matthew 24:34 and the common assumptions surrounding the phrase “this generation.”

This is the first of a series of videos on the topic of the church and Israel … and what the Bible actually says about God’s faithfulness to His chosen people.

In this video, we consider whether it’s proper to assume that Romans 9:6 actually supports the idea that Gentiles have become “spiritual Israel.” Is that really Paul was saying? Or, is it just an assumption in search of a proof-text?

Some folk would have us believe that they, though being Gentiles, are now “true Jews” or “spiritual Jews.” And they use Romans 2:28-29 as their prooftext. But, is that really what the Apostle Paul was driving at? Not at all. In this video we’ll look at the context. Also, at the start of this video,...

This is, hopefully, the last video of this series. We’ll see if that turns out to be true. 🙂 Meanwhile, you can download the book “Is The Church Israel” for free here. Or, you can buy the Kindle version (for 2.99) here. And the Romans Israelology series can be heard for free here.

When the Apostle Paul referred to the “Israel of God,” was he referring to the church? Does that mean that the church is Israel? That’s what we discussed in this video.