The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Replacement Theology

Just exactly, what is "Replacement Theology"? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chatter.gif" alt="" />

Replacement Theology essentially teaches that the church has replaced Israel in God’s plan. Adherents of Replacement Theology believe that the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people, and God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. All the different views of the relationship between the church and Israel can be divided into two camps: either the Church is a continuation of Israel (Replacement Theology / Covenant Theology), or the Church is completely different and distinct from Israel (Dispensationalism / Premillennialism).

Replacement Theology teaches that the Church is the replacement for Israel, and that the many promises made to Israel in the Bible are fulfilled in the Christian Church, not in Israel.


Wes

Gil, interestingly you asked the same question a few years back. Replacement Theology

Kyle gave the most succinct answer. In my understanding, though there are some similarities between Replacement Theology and Covenant Theology, they are not the same. CT doesn't believe in a replacement; God's chosen people have always been the same.

Here is a good article about Replacement Theology from IIIMill .

It contasts the differences between the Reformed and arminianism.

"He is NOT A JEW who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is OUTWARD in the FLESH. Be he is a Jew who is one INWARDLY; and circumcision is that which is of the HEART, BY THE SPIRIT; not by the letter, and his praise is not from men, but from God (Romans 2:28-29, NASB)."
 
"For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants  that he would be HEIR OF THE WORLD was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith... it is by FAITH, in order that it may be in accordance with GRACE, so that the promise will be ... to those who are of the FAITH of Abraham... (Rom 4:13, 16 NASB)."
 
"...it is NOT THE CHILDREN OF THE FLESH who are children of God, but the children of the PROMISE who are regarded as descendants (Rom 9:8)."
 
Romans 9:25 quoting Hosea 2:23 - "I will call those who were NOT MY PEOPLE, 'My people,' and she was not beloved, 'Beloved.'"
 
 
"For THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN JEW AND GREEK; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for WHOEVER will call on the name of the LORD shall be saved (Rom 10:12-13)."
 
"So then, THOSE WHO ARE OF FAITH are blessed with Abraham, the believer (Galatians 3:9)."
 
"There IS NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK ... for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to CHRIST, then YOU ARE ABRAHAM'S DESCENDANTS, heirs according to promise (Gal 3:28-29)."
 
"...the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise IN CHRIST JESUS through the gospel (Eph 3:6)."
 

I reckon for the most part 'Replacement Theology' is a term used to cast a shoadow on whatever is not Dispensationalism.

When I come against this notion on a doctrinal level I use this list:

Does the NT teach that the church is:


The children of God ,,R 8;6

The household of God... E 2;9

The children of Abe...G 3;7

Abe's seed G 3;29

The children of the Promise... R 9;8

A people his own ,,,Ti 2;14

The elect of God.. Col 3;12

Heirs of God...R 8;17

Heirs according to the Promise... G 3;29

The temple of God...C 3;16

The circumcision...P 3;3

The Israel of God.. G 6;16

A chosen generation...Pete 2;9

A royal priesthood

An holy nation

A peculiar people

Heirs of the Kingdom... J 2;6

Kings and priest unto God.. Rev 1;6

The new Jerusalem Rev 3;12

The people of God;.,,, H 4;9

Mount Sion... H 12;22

the city of the living God

the heavenly Jerusalem


Take care

hitch

Thank you one & all----if it is good enough for the apostle Paul, it's good enough for me.

Gil