SUPERIORITY: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE :"CHOSEN" RACE

                                        

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SUPERIORITY: THE CHOSEN RACE

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“But ye are a CHOSEN generation, a royal priesthood, an HOLY NATION….” (1 Peter 2:9 KJV).

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 Biological race refers to a person’s physical features such a skin color, hair type, bone structure, DNA, or the color of one’s eyes. Ethnicity refers to group factors such as nationality, language, traditions, ancestral history, shared commonalities, or particular cultural practices.

Spiritual race refers to a person’s fruitful features such a love, joy peace, patience, etc. Spiritual ethnicity refers to group factors too such as being part of the kingdom nation, using the same biblical language, following the same Christian traditions, sharing the same ancestral history (Abraham’s seed), all have the indwelling spirit, and share the same cultural practice of walking by faith.

Your biological race determines how you look on the outside, while your ethnicity determines socialization or what people you belong to.

Your spiritual race determines how you look on the inside, while your spiritual ethnicity determines socialization to or to whom you belong

Biological race usually separates people into polarized groups based on genetic physical features. Ethnicity usually separates people into groups based on common nationality or shared cultural practices.

Spiritual race usually sets people apart into the body of Christ based on being SAVED by faith in Jesus Christ. Spiritual ethnicity usually sets people apart into the body of Christ group who are members of the Kingdom nation and share Christ-like practices.

Biological race and ethnicity have often caused unpleasant and violent conflict between people or groups.

Spiritual race and spiritual ethnicity was meant to bring people together in pleasurable brother and sister hood and promote peace and love among all people and groups.

Biological race relations are a common and known conflict or strife around the world. For instance, in America, especially American history.

Biological race and ethnic discrimination is still felt, experienced, and acted upon in American today, even in some, if not most, Christian communities. “……There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

The first man and woman were NOT described in terms of skin tone, RACE or ETHNICITY, but IMAGE (God-likeness). “….let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV).  “…..God created man in his own image…..male and female created he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “….God formed man of the dust of the ground (BODY), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (SPIRIT); and man became a living soul (SOUL)…” (Genesis 2:7 KJV). When “….God saw every thing he had made……and, [said] … it was VERY GOOD…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).

When you think of image, keep in mind that God is Spirit and being created in his image or likeness (Latin for imago Deo) refers not to skin tone, biological race or ethnicity, but Spirit. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).  “….Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV).  “….God …breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (SPIRIT)…” (Genesis 2:7 KJV).

Any kind of graven image is wrong! Skin tones, biological races, or ethnicities who have put their images in place of or as an example of spiritual deity to present themselves as looking like God is a GRAVEN image. “… You shall have no other gods before Me. “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them…” (Exodus 20:3-5 NASB). “…‘You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the Lord your God…” (Leviticus 26:1 NASB). “… The children of God … ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man…” (Acts 17:39 NASB). “… so that you do not act corruptly and make a graven image for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the sky, the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water below the earth. And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven…” (Deuteronomy 4:16-19 NASB). “I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images…” (Isaiah 42:8 NASB). “…He also makes a god (with a piece of wood) and worships it; he makes it a graven image and falls down before it…” (Isaiah 44:15 NASB). “… Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man’s hands. They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell; They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat. Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them …[instead of the HOLY God]…” (Psalms 115:4-8 NASB).

God did NOT CHOOSE the Israelites because of their skin tone, biological race, or their ethnic group. They were the fewest and least of ALL people. “…The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the FEWEST of all peoples. …” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

The Israelites BECAME “special” because the HOLY, SUPERIOR God choose them. “… the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people...” (Deuteronomy 7:6). “…it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it…” (Romans 9:14-16 NLT). 

The WAY they STOOD out or was SET APART from other people on earth was not by their skin tone, biological race, or ethnic group, BUT “BECAUSE God choose them. “… the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people...” (Deuteronomy 7:6).

God initiated the invitation to Israel to become his special people. They could only accept or reject the offer.

They BECAME “special” AFTER God CHOOSE them. “… [god hath]… chosen thee to be a special people...” (Deuteronomy 7:6).

God made MANY covenants with Israel.   “… Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;  and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel…” (Exodus 19:5-7 NASB).

God initiated the terms of the covenants he made with Israel. Again they could ONLY accept or reject his offer.

God had a “DIVINE” PURPOSE for the Israelites as seem clearly through his covenant with Abraham, Jacob’s (Israel) grandfather. God said: “…I will bless thee …and thou shalt be a blessing… and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

That Abrahamic covenant promise is still in place today through Jesus Christ. “…Christ hath REDEEMED us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the “BLESSING of Abraham (ancestor of the Isarelites)” might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that WE MIGHT receive the promise of the Spirit through faith…” (Galatians 3:13-14 KJV).

God ALWAYS makes covenants of agreements to be in an absolute committed relationship with the people he chooses for his own. God initiated an implied covenant with Adam and Eve. “….And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.... And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die….” (Genesis 1:28 KJV, 2:16 -17 NIV).

After the flood, God initiated a covenant with Noah. “…God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you  and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth.…” (Genesis 9:9-10 NIV).

Later, God initiated a covenant with Abram (Abraham). “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly…. my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations…..thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee….And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

Finally, God initiated the NEW covenant through Jesus. “…For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me…” (1 Corinthians 11:23-25 NIV).

There are many other covenants God initiated, but I only mentioned four and will briefly discuss two.

Christianity recognizes the Israelites as being the chosen people of the Ancient Near East. So let’s talk a little about the Abrahamic covenant.

In the Old Testament the term Israelites referred to the direct descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob (renamed Israel), or the natives of the ancient Northern Kingdom of Israel, or the worshippers of the God of Israel, or a member of God’s chosen people.

The OT Israelites were also called the Hebrews, which, of course, included the twelve tribes of Israel (Jacobs 12 sons). They were God’s chosen people. “…For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has CHOSEN YOU out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. BUT it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments…” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

Was it because of their skin tone, biological race, or ethnic group? No, it was because the SOVEREIGN God DECIDED to CHOOSE them. God initiated the relationship. “…The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. …” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

God choose Israel “TO BE” his people because he had a PURPOSE. “… salvation … [comes from] … of the Jews…” (John 4:22 KJV). “…BUT it was because the Lord LOVED YOU and KEPT THE OATH he swore to your ancestors …” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).   “… You are the children of those prophets, and you (Israelites) are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants  all the families on earth will be blessed.’ When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways…” (Acts 3:25-27 NLT).

Israel ABANDONED God many, many, many times throughout biblical history. “…But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned away and ABANDONED me….” (JEREMIAH 5:23 NLT). “…They ABANDONED ME and did not obey my word….” (JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT). “….They ABANDONED the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods (IDOLS)…” (Judges 2:12 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve Baal (THEIR Graven images)…” (Judges 2:13 NLT). “….They ABANDONED the Lord and no longer served him at all…” (Judges 10:6 NLT).  “…Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and followed other gods (Graven images)…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…He ABANDONED Lord, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord’s ways…” (2 Kings 21:22 NLT).“…For my people have ABANDONED ME and offered sacrifices to pagan gods (HUMAN DESIRE), …” (2 Kings 22:17 NLT).“…He ABANDONED the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin…” (2 Chronicles 12:1 NLT).“…They ABANDONED the Lord… they turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT).

Yet God had CHOOSE Israel and continued to keep his covenant promise to them even when they forgot all about him. “… [YOU]… FORGOT all about ME,” says the Lord…” (Hosea 2:13 NLT). “…Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME…” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT). 

So it is “NOT” based on skin tone, biological race, or ethnicity that the Israelites continued to remain God’s CHOSEN people, but because GOD was keeping the oath he swore to their ancestors. What was that OATH? “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly…. my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of MANY NATIONS…..thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee….And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

“…And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. ^…And in thee SHALL ALL FAMILIES of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

God did the choosing. God initiated, established, and KEPT the covenant. “…If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is…” (2 Timothy 2:13 NLT).

God remained FAITHFUL to the covenant promise he made to the Israeli forefathers. “… The … FAITHFUL love of the Lord, [for you], NEVER ENDS...!”(Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT). “…If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” (1 John 1:9 KJV).  “…I will forgive …and will remember their sins no more…" (Hebrews 8:12 NIV).

God said to the Israelite forefathers: “…I WILL establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

God said: “…thou shalt be a father of MANY NATIONS…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

God said: “…And I WILL make of thee a great nation... ^…And in thee SHALL ALL FAMILIES of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

“….The Lord your God is God; HE is the faithful God, KEEPING his covenant of LOVE to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments…” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

The reason I am elaborating on the Abrahamic covenant it is the most relevant to Christianity today. “…I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

The covenant promise to Abraham, the Israelite forefather, was a promise that reached up through the generations to include you and every other believer.  “…And in thee SHALL ALL FAMILIES of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

Apostle Paul reiterates, describes, and bridges the old Abrahamic covenant with the new covenant in Christ Jesus, the seed of Abraham. “…I will establish my covenant between me and thee and THY SEED…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

“…And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the HEATHEN THROUGH FAITH, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall ALL NATIONS be blessed…” (Galatians 3:8 KJV). “…What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the GENTILES right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “ALL NATIONS will be blessed through you…” (Galatians 3:8 NLT). “…And in thee SHALL ALL FAMILIES of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

Apostle Paul claimed it was because of his hope in the covenant promise to the forefathers, that he stood judged. “… I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers…” (Acts 26:6 KJV).  “…I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors…” (Acts 26:6 NLT).

God’s oath was made in the Abrahamic covenant to the Israelite forefathers and their seed. “…I will establish my covenant between me and thee and THY SEED…” (Genesis 17 KJV). “Now to Abraham and HIS SEED were the promises made. He saith NOT, And to seedS, as of many; but as of one, And to THY SEED, which is Christ…” (Galatians 3:16 KJV). “…God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “ALL NATIONS will be blessed through you…” (Galatians 3:8 NLT). “…And in thee SHALL ALL FAMILIES of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

The Abrahamic covenant embodies GREAT hope for ALL humanity. Because of “…THY SEED [Abraham], …which is Christ…” all NATIONS are blessed.

The Abrahamic covenant was NOT limited to skin tone, biological race, or ethnic group, but that ALL nations could become a part of the old Abrahamic covenant through the new covenant in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:16 KJV). “…So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself…” (Ephesians 2:19-20 NLT).

The new covenant doesn’t abolish the old covenant, it fulfills it. “…Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 5:17-19 KJV).

“…Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven…” (Matthew  5:17-19 NLT).

Remember a covenant, similar to a marriage, is an agreement between two people. Both people are to fulfill the conditions of the covenant agreement.

In the OT, if a person DIDN’T fulfill the responsibilities, of the agreement, it either broke the covenant or the person could die.

However, in an unconditional covenant, like the one God made with Abraham, only God had to keep the covenant conditions. “…Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.  And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another... And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. …And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, [God promised Abram,] saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:…”(Genesis 15 KJV).

The above scriptures provide an example of a one-party covenant agreement. God (represented as the smoking furnace and burning lamp) “…passed between the pieces…”

Abraham fell into a “…deep sleep…” and did not participate in passing between the pieces of animal sacrifices. “…The Lord [God] made [the] covenant with Abram…” Since God made the one-party covenant, he was responsible for the binding agreement and indebted to fulfill it.

God made the covenant promise to Abraham and he obligated himself by demonstrating the unconditional nature of the agreement. “…I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant…” (Genesis 17 KJV). “…The Lord your God is God; HE is the faithful God, KEEPING his covenant of LOVE to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments…” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

“…The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you…” (Genesis 12:1-3 NLT).

It was totally up to God ALONE to fulfill his covenant promises.

However, God did ask Abraham to accept the offer he’d made by responding to the covenant with a specific sign, - not skin tone, not biological race, and not ethnic group – but they were to circumcise all males in his generational line. “…Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

Circumcision was simply a distinguishing mark, for the time being, to indicate they had accepted God’s offer to be his covenant people. “…between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

They were NOW God’s special and chosen people, who were privy to the unconditional and everlasting covenant of LOVE that would bring blessings to all nations. “…I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an EVERLASTING covenant…” (Genesis 17 KJV).

God promised Abraham and his descendants LAND. God promised to make Abraham a GREAT NATION and bless his SEED. God promised to bless ALL the FAMILIES of the world through him.

God gave Abraham’s descendants the LAND. Abrahams’ descendants possessed the land and eventually settled there. Israel is still an established nation/land today.

The new covenant is the continuation of God’s promise to Abraham used to make his descendants as numerous as the sand – not based on skin tone, biological race, or ethnicity -but through faith in Jesus Christ. “…Dear brothers and sisters, here’s an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or amend an irrevocable agreement, so it is in this case. God gave the promises to Abraham and his child. And notice that the Scripture doesn’t say “to his children,” as if it meant many descendants. Rather, it says “to his child”—and that, of course, means Christ. This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.  For if the inheritance could be received by keeping the law, then it would not be the result of accepting God’s promise. But God graciously gave it to Abraham as a promise…” (Galatians 3:15-18 NLT).

The NEW covenant is NOT limited to the natural descendants of Abraham simple based on SKIN TONE, BIOLOGICAL RACE or ETHNICITY; remember they were the fewest of ALL peoples. “…The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the FEWEST of all peoples. …” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

The NEW covenant is UNLIMITED in its inclusion in order to grow Abraham’s descendants into a GREAT NATION, as God promised. It is based on FAITH in JESUS CHRIST. “…I will make you into a GREAT NATION. …you will be a blessing to OTHERS…” (Genesis 12:1-3 NLT). “…[Through]…THY SEED, which is Christ…” (Galatians 3:16 KJV). “…And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the HEATHEN THROUGH FAITH, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall ALL NATIONS be blessed…” (Galatians 3:8 KJV). “…What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the GENTILES right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “ALL NATIONS will be blessed through you…” (Galatians 3:8 NLT). “…And in thee SHALL ALL FAMILIES of the earth be blessed…” (Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).

The New covenant is God’s continued and faithful promise to Abraham made thousands of years ago. Jesus is the mediator. “…For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance…” (Hebrews 9:15 NASB).

“…And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the HEATHEN THROUGH FAITH, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall ALL NATIONS be blessed…” (Galatians 3:8 KJV).

The NEW covenant makes NO distinction between Abraham’s natural descendants and his descendants by faith. “……There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

Both Hebrew and Gentile must believe, repent, and be restored to God through Christ. “…ALL HAVE SINNED (including Abraham’s natural descendants based on skin tone, biologic race, or ethnicity) and fallen short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23). “…There is none righteous, no, not one:” (Romans 3:10 KJV). “…There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not…” (Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV). “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).

God kept his promise to Abraham and his descendants, but they DID NOT stay faithful to God. They abandoned and FORGOT God over and over again. “…Yet for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME…” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT). “…But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and FORGOT ME….” (Hosea 13:6 NLT). “… [YOU]… FORGOT all about ME,” says the Lord…” (Hosea 2:13 NLT). “…And because you have FORGOTten ME and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You must bear the consequences…” (Ezekiel 23:35 NLT).

God kept his oath and remained faithful to Abraham’s descendants, but they forgot him and abandoned him. “….They ABANDONED the Lord, the God of their ANCESTORS (Abraham), who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods…” (Judges 2:12 NLT). “…But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned away and ABANDONED me….” (JEREMIAH 5:23 NLT). “…They ABANDONED ME and did not obey my word….” (JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve Baal…” (Judges 2:13 NLT). “….They ABANDONED the Lord and no longer served him at all…” (Judges 10:6 NLT).

“…Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and followed other gods…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…He ABANDONED the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord’s ways…” (2 Kings 21:22 NLT).

“…For my people have ABANDONED ME and offered sacrifices to pagan gods…” (2 Kings 22:17 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “…He ABANDONED the Law of the Lord, and ALL ISRAEL followed him in this sin…” (2 Chronicles 12:1 NLT).

Abraham’s descendants sinned against God and their sin separated them from God. “… [their] … iniquities (sin) …separated [them]… from [their]… God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).

Jesus Christ, therefore, became the atoning sacrifice in order to restore or reconcile ALL God’s people BACK to Him, including his original CHOSEN ones.  “He is the atoning sacrifice for …sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV).

ALL NATIONS can NOW be reconciled into a covenant relationship with God THROUGH Christ. “…This cup is the new covenant in my blood …which is poured out for you…” (Luke 22:20 ASV). “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28 KJV).

Jesus is evidence of God’s FAITHFUL, COMMITTED LOVE and his UNBREAKABLE promise to Abraham, his descendants, and ALL NATIONS. “….I tell you that Christ has become a servant of … [Abraham’s descendants]… on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed…” (Romans 15:8 NIV). “BUT it was because the Lord LOVED YOU and KEPT THE OATH he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the FAITHFUL God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments…” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

“…God so loved the world (Abraham’s descendants and ALL NATION) that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 KJV). “…Because the Lord LOVED YOU and KEPT THE OATH he swore to your ancestors…” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV).

“…HEREIN IS LOVE, NOT that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God …” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV). Therefore, God “…spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all (Abraham’s descendants and ALL NATIONS)….?” (Romans 8:32 KJV).  

“…Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the FAITHFUL God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments…” (Deuteronomy 7:6-9 NIV). “…Christ … died for sins ONCE for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us TO GOD…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB).

Therefore, “…There is NEITHER Jew (Abraham’s descendants) nor Greek (All Nations), there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV). “…Christ …. died for sins ONCE for “ALL”…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “…YE ARE “ALL” CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” CHRIST JESUS. … YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

This is a sobering and profound truth for both Abraham’s descendants and ALL NATIONS.  All skin tones, all biological races, and all ethnic groups have SINNED. “…ALL HAVE SINNED (including Abraham’s natural descendants) and fallen short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23).

It is not based on SKIN TONE, BIOLOGICAL RACE or ETHNICITY, but the fact that “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV). And only “…By GRACE are ye (Abraham’s descendants and all nations) saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God[‘s merciful Love]...”(EPHESIANS 2:8-9 KJV).

“…  ye [are]…saved through faith…it is the GIFT of God…” (Ephesians 2:8 KJV). “…The GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ ….” (Romans 6:23 KJV).

God has demonstrated his love to Abraham’s descendants and ALL nations through JESUS CHRIST. “…God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ DIED FOR US…” (Romans 5:8 KJV).

Abraham’s descendants and all nations demonstrate their love for God through a response of TRUSTING LOVE.  “….if ye LOVE me… [as you say], [you will] … keep (trust, have faith in) my commandments…” (John 14:15 KJV).

By the time Jesus came: “…ALL HA[D]… SINNED (including Abraham’s natural descendants) and fallen short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23).

The Israelites, which included Abraham’s descendants, were saved first. Salvation was offered to them first “…For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to [the Israelites, which included Abrahams descendants], then to the Gentile…” (Romans 1:16 NIV).

Salvation was offered first to the original CHOSEN ones such as the Jews, the Hebrews, the Samaritans, the Israelites, or Abraham’s descendants. “…God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jews, then to the Gentile…” (Romans 1:16 NIV).

“…Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him…” (John 11:45NIV).  “…for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him….” (John 12:11 NIV).  “…When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God…” (Acts 13:43 NIV). “…Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women…” (Acts 17:4 NLT). “…As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men…” (Acts 17:12 NLT).

The Gentiles are considered to be those who are not Jews, Samaritans, Hebrews, Israelites, or Abraham’s natural descendants. “…God that brings SALVATION TO EVERYONE who believes: first to the Jews, then to the GENTILE…” (Romans 1:16 NIV).

“…Understand, then, that those who HAVE FAITH ARE children of Abraham. Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith…” (Galatians 3: 7-9 NIV).

“…Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.  Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people! Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,” though Abraham had other children, too. This means that Abraham’s physical descendants are not necessarily children of God. Only the children of the promise are considered to be Abraham’s children…” (Romans 9:5-8 NLT).

Thank God for the Jews who believed in Jesus Christ and were the first to become Christians. “…When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the BELIEVERS were first called Christians…” (Acts 11:26 NLT).

However, when a person is without Jesus Christ, whether Abraham’s natural descendants or not, they are NOT a part of the covenant promise of God. “…That at that time ye (Abraham’s descendants and all nations) were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of (Redeemed) Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world...” (Ephesians 2:12 KJV).  “…In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of (Redeemed) Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope…” (Ephesians 2:12 NLT).

Jesus was the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham. “….I tell you that Christ has become a servant of … [Abraham’s descendants]… on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed…” (Romans 15:8 NIV).

At one time, the whole world had one language and one speech. “…Now the whole world had one language and a common speech …” (Genesis 11:1-9 NIV).

The body of Christ has one language (the WORD) and a common speech: the gospel of salvation. In Christ, “…There is NEITHER nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV). “…YE ARE “ALL” CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” CHRIST JESUS. … YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV).

“…But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an HOLY NATION (together as the body of Christ), a peculiar people; that ye should SHEW FORTH the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” (1 Peter 2:9 KJV).

Christianity does NOT rest on the foundations of SKIN TONE. BIOLOGICAL RACE, or ETHNICITY, but IMAGE (God-likeness). “….Let us make man in our IMAGE, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV).  “…..God created man in his own IMAGE…..male and female created he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “….God formed man of the dust of the ground (BODY), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (SPIRIT); and man became a living soul (SOUL)…” (Genesis 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, [said] … it was VERY GOOD…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).

In order to become a member of the CHOSEN RACE today your skin tone, biological race, or ethnicity  has to be minimized and deprioritized. The CHOSEN RACE is “…SHEW[ing]… FORTH the praises of him who hath called [them]…. out of darkness into his marvellous light…” (1 Peter 2:9 KJV).

Jesus said, "I and my Father are…ONE…" (John 10:30 KJV). “The Son is the radiance of GOD’S GLORY and the exact REPRESENTATION OF HIS BEING…” (Hebrews 1:3 KJV). “…Jesus saith unto him …he that hath seen me hath SEEN THE FATHER…” (John 14:9 KJV). 

Jesus’ did NOT die or give his life for one biological RACE or ETHNIC  GROUP, but for ALL people. “…Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God SHOWS NO FAVORITISM.  In every nation HE ACCEPTS those who fear him and do what is right. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all…” (Acts 10:34-36 NLT).

God’s CHOSEN are a SPECIAL people and you will see his HOLY, SUPERIOR fruit in their lives. “…Ye shall know them by their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV).“…In this world …[they are] … are like Jesus…” (1 John 4:17 NIV). “…The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV).

“…[they]… are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that … [they] … may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called … [them] … out of darkness into His marvelous light …” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB).