We learn from St Paul that merely being Jewish does not make one 'a descendant of Abraham' in the most important sense.
...Tsakanikas pointed out that the authentic children of Abraham are those who accept Jesus Christ, and biological ancestry in this regard is of no avail.
“Saint Paul was clear: ‘not all are children of Abraham because they are his descendants (according to the flesh) … (because) it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise’ (Rom 9:7-8).”...
Yes, there's more:
...“Jesus said you cannot be true descendants of Abraham if you reject him: ‘If you were Abraham’s children you would do what Abraham did … Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and rejoiced’ (Jn 8:39,56),” the theology professor observed. “In between these passages, Jesus is clear that those who rejoice at his elimination have the devil as their father (Jn 8:44-47).”...
In effect, the promise made to Abraham included observant and faithful Jews until the New Covenant came into being with Christ--which made observant and faithful Christians into descendants of Abraham. This is a spiritual thing, not a material one, which makes "territorial" claims absurd on their face.
But go ahead and choose!! You get either St. Paul or Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee!
Choose wisely.
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It’s Huckabee, Cruz, AND Trump. That’s fact. That’s truth.
You can’t bring yourself to openly admit that Trump is clearly aligned with both men on this issue. Trump authorized brute force to carry out Israel’s agenda. Trump seeks regime change just like Bush Jr.
And yet you shamelessly try to remove Trump from the equation.
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