Re: a question of meaning

[Bethany Keeley <blk4 at calvin_edu>]

I generally consider myself a part of Israel by virtue of being a child
of God.  We are spiritual children of Abraham.  And there's that image
Paul uses... I think somewhere in Romans, about being wild olive
branches grafted into the origional olive tree.

Bethany

np: OTR - GDBD

Kelvin Bailey wrote:

> Maybe this will help...maybe it won't...
>
> --- bigLight <biglight at pacbell_net> wrote:
> >
>
> > It's funny: I love the beautiful stuff in that Psalm
> > about God being
> > forgiving and loving and being the champion of the
> > oppressed, but I have
> > a hard time getting over the way the Psalm
> > practically beats you over
> > the head with its constant references to the fact
> > that this only counts
> > for Jews.
>
> I think you're missing the point.  Sure, the writers
> of the Psalms are themselves referring to Israel, but
> the promises they contain aren't just for Israel.
>
> K
>
> =====
> ...like a mad dog on the far side of Dante's door.
>
>

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