From: Donna.D'Iorio@f7022.n124.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Donna D'Iorio)
Newsgroups: alt.messianic
Subject: Clean And Unclean Un
Date: 4 Sep 92 16:04:00 GMT
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    In Response to Tom Albrecht:
TA>From: tom@tredysvr.Tredydev.Unisys.COM (Tom Albrecht)
TA>Date: 3 Sep 92 18:06:18 GMT
TA>Organization: Unisys, Applied Technology, Malvern, PA
>In article <1992Sep1.085324.16958@pbs.org> btiffany@pbs.org writes:
>>has led folks like TA to develop a false doctrine which would have us b
>>that Israel (or the generation of Jews alive at the time Messiah first
>>and laid down His life as a willing sacrifice) was destroyed by God for
>>rejecting Messiah.  ...
>
TA>It is indeed a fine line -- and an unbiblical fine line.  What saith the
TA>Scriptures?
    Tom continues by quoting Mark 12:1-12 and Matthew 21:42-46, Parable
of the Wicked Tenants.

    Tom, please be cautioned here because our Scriptures also say that
with the same measure that you judge, you will also be held to that
measure.
    You--and those that deny Israel's regathering--delight to
sieze the severity passages & apply exclusively to Israel, while for
yourself you claim "ir-resistible grace" and "predestined election".
    Behold the goodness and severity of God, Tom, for although the
religious leadership (MT 21:45) perceived that this parable was
pointedly referring to them, it was not limited to them, nor to that
time.
    You so easily condemn the performance of Israel who had not the
advantage of the indwelling Spirit, while excusing wholly the miserable
performance of Gentile Christianity in the past two millennia.  So who
has really failed worse?   Israel without the indwelling Spirit?  or
Gentile Christianity with the indwelling Spirit?  It is the latter
which is without excuse and the most glaring failure has been EXACTLY
what they have pointed an accusing finger at the natural branches for:

    Rom 10:3   For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going
about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted them-
selves unto the righteousness of God.

    This is more than just a doctrine.  It is more than a game.  Do you
not hear the warning Paul issued?

    Rom 11:20-22   Well; because of unbelief they were broken off,
    and thou standest BY FAITH. BE NOT HIGHMINDED, BUT FEAR:
    {21} For if God spared not the natural branches,
    TAKE HEED LEST he also spare not thee.
    {22} Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God:
    on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness,
    IF thou continue in HIS goodness:   (Rom 10:3)
    otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
NOTE THESE THINGS:
   * "Well because of unbelief they were broken off...." ro 11:20
        Rom 11:23   And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief,
        shall be grafted in: FOR GOD IS ABLE to graft them in again.

   *  "...how much MORE shall these which be the natural branches, be
        graffed into THEIR OWN olive tree?

   * EVEN SO have these also NOW not believed, that THROUGH YOUR MERCY
        (NOT your condemnation) they ALSO may obtain mercy.
It will be sad indeed, Tom, if you cut yourself off for the temporary
glee of religious dogmatism.   Donna D'Iorio

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