Sorry, but you are wrong.  All Covenant Theologians believe that Israel is the Church. They then make the distinction between the visable (all Israelites) and invisable Church (believers only). This is what makes it possible to get unbelieving mates and children into "the Church." CT insists that it is not God's will to have a regenerate church member ship.   JGR
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: julian kennedy 
  To: soundofgrace@... 
  Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:09 PM
  Subject: [soundofgrace] Re: Abraham's four seeds


        John I have started reading this (at last) and want to take issue with something you wrote in the appendix about CT viz:There can only be one Church, therefore the Nation of Israel has to be one with the Church today. 

        The NT writers ,particularly Paul make it clear that they are not all Israel who are of Israel and I have never met a CT man who believes that all OT Israel are the church rather only the elect among Israel-so are you misrepresenting CT?
        Julian
          
               
       
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