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Is Israel Still God’s Chosen Nation?

January 16, 2025

Adriel Sanchez

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Is Israel Still God’s Chosen Nation?

10 min

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Is Israel Still God’s Chosen Nation?

10 min

"Is the modern state of Israel the same as Israel under King David? No, it isn't, but that doesn't mean that they're hopeless or that God has totally abandoned them. They're still, like all of us and like all the nations, called to faith in the Lord Jesus, and when we trust in Christ, we are grafted into that one great people of God."
-Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Does God have two kinds of people, Israel and the church? How should Christians today relate to modern Israel? Pastor Adriel Sanchez answers these questions and more about Scripture's promises to Israel and the grafting in of gentile Christians.

Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church, a congregation in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he also serves the broader church as a host on the Core Christianity radio program, a live, daily call-in talk show where he answers listeners' questions about the Bible and the Christian faith. He and his wife Ysabel live in San Diego with their five children.

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