Is the Church the "new Israel"? The New Testament uses the words "Israel" and "Israelite" 77 times. How many of those refer to the Church? And how many times does the text use the expression "new Israel" or "true Israel"?
Has God rejected his people? Supersessionists claim that God's promises to Israel were "fulfilled" — and therefore abolished — by the coming of Christ. The New Testament itself tells a different story. Here is a compilation of NT verses affirming that God's covenant with Israel remains intact.
