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The confession affirms that the church is charged to call the Jews to repentance and to baptize the believers in the name of Christ for the forgiveness of sins. The refusal to evangelize the Jews "for cultural or political reasons" is disobedience. -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Bethel Confession, 1933)

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How are Jewish People "Saved"?

How are Jewish People "Saved"?

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Michael Tilton
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Friday, 29 August 2008
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Aren't Jewish people saved by Moses and the Old Testament while the rest of us are saved through Jesus and the New Testament?

The concept of believing that there are two ways to heaven - one for the Jewish people and one for everyone else - has been around for a long time and it has been wrong for a long time as well. Dual covenantalism is based, I believe, primarily on the idea or hope that God will not judge the Jewish people because of their failure to believe in His son. There is no place, however, in Scripture that teaches that God had two ways of salvation.

Jesus came to the Jewish people as a Jewish man to save His Chosen People. He taught in John 14:6 that no one can come to God except through him. Peter preached before the Sanhedrin (Acts 4:12) that there is no other name [Jesus] whereby men could be saved. Many try to use Romans 11:26, "And so all Israel shall be saved:" as a means of proving that the Jewish people will be saved. However, this ignores the context of the rest of Romans 11.

Dual covenantalism has grown in popularity since the end of World War II. The silence of many Christians in the face of Holocaust horrors has caused many to feel awkward and guilty about bringing up the issue of salvation. Dual covenantalism has become the easy answer to those who want to avoid the impossible questions regarding the Holocaust. However, we as believers in Jesus must remember that our job is to share the Gospel regardless of circumstances and events. We must witness to the Jewish people and the world that Jesus is the only way to salvation and the only hope for eternal joy and happiness.

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