Is Israel God's Special Nation?

In light of the ongoing riots in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood's theats against Israel, religious people are again thinking about the Jewish people. Many of these religious people feel that the physical nation of Israel is still God's chosen people just as they were in the Old Testament, but this is not the case.

Paul clearly states in Romans 10:1-2 as well as Romans 11:13-14 that the Jewish people are lost. This is true of anyone who does not accept Christ. After all, Jesus Himself said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

The Jews may worship God the Father, but they reject Jesus who is the Son of God. In rejecting Jesis, they reject the Father. "Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either..." (1 Jn. 2:23). In order for any Jew to be saved they must come to Christ and be baptized into Him (Gal. 3:27), accepting Him as the Son of God (Ac. 8:37).

Jesus died on the cross to make salvation possible for ALL men (Jn. 3:16). All those who turn to Christ are called "Christians" (Ac. 11:26). WE as Christians are called "a holy nation" (1 Pet. 2:9). In fact, the church IS spiritual Israel. We are children of Abraham (Gal. 3:9), and Paul refers to the church as "the Israel of God" (Gal. 6:16).

There is no longer a difference between Jews and Gentiles (Gal. 3:28). The focus now in the kingdom of Christ is on spiritual, NOT physical Israel. Let's bear these things in mind when the subject of Israel comes up in religious discussion.