It is not as though God's word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. Cross References Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit." Romans 2:28 A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. Romans 9:4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. Galatians 6:16 Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God. Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh-- Treasury of Scripture Not as though the word of God has taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: as though. Romans 3:3 Romans 11:1,2 Numbers 23:19 they are not. Romans 2:28,29 Romans 4:12-16 John 1:47 |
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