Rise Up and Build 1997 Conference-38 Things That Differ — William MacDonald

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Father we just thank you for the Word of God the word that lives and abides forever. And we pray that we might be diligent students of that word that we might esteem it More than the honey of the honeycomb that it might be our daily delight and as we turn to it this morning We just pray that you'll open up new vistas for us that we will understand better interpret better and be better Servants of yours we pray in the Savior's name Amen.

Biblical Distinctions as Keys to Bible Study

This seminar is on things that differ. We're going to be thinking about Distinctions that are very helpful in Bible study. In fact, this seminar could be called keys to Bible study and If you and we'll be covering about 27 I'm sorry to say we won't be covering them in the same order that they're listed in your notes.

But I hope we get through all of them. I think if you get these You're well on your way to being a good Bible student. If not a theologian You probably understand more than the theologians do. So we're going to have to start right away just move right on because we have a lot of material to cover.

Dispensations and the Administration of God

Let me go first of all to the dispensation. I could not understand my Bible if I didn't understand dispensation. Augustine said Distinguish the ages and the scriptures will harmonize. That's good. Distinguish the ages and the scriptures will harmonize.

What is the dispensation? I think the best synonym for the word dispensation is Administration here in the United States. We have different governmental Administrations and it refers to the policies that are followed in the rule of the country during that time.

Technically speaking a Dispensation is not an age. But it's hard for us to distinguish because it's the policies that are followed during a certain age in a family. You have dispensations when you're first married certain rules and policies apply in the home when a baby comes along.

There's a big change isn't there when it's when a baby comes into the home then when that baby grows to be five years old different administrations in the home and when you're 18 another different administration is its sound.

The Bible itself is divided into two dispensations, isn't it? Old Testament and New Testament. Old Testament largely law. New Testament largely largely grace. Which we'll be talking about more in in that we don't argue for any Specific Listing of the dispensation.

Schofield's is very good. He boosts a chart of the course of time from Eternity to eternity just differs in minor. Details. Schofield, of course begins with the age of innocence goes on to conscience human government promise law church and kingdom.

Dispensationism is in disrepute today in many circles. They accuse us of believing that there's a different way of salvation in the Old Testament in the New Testament. We do not believe that. Dispensationalism teaches true dispensationalism teaches that there's only one way of salvation.

That's faith in the Lord and in the Old Testament faith in the Lord. Believing whatever promise he made whatever revelation he made of himself at that time. Abraham believed God. It was counted to him for righteousness in the Old Testament when a person believed whatever the Lord said God put all the value of the work of Christ still future to his account and saved him on that basis.

Today, we look back to the cross. We believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and we are saved. There is what is known as ultra dispensationalism. You can take any great truth and drive it into the ground and that's what they do with dispensationalism.

Ultra dispensationalism when they get through the only parts of the New Testament that apply to us today are the prison Epistles and so some of them do away with baptism because baptism isn't found in the prison epistles and neither is the Lord's supper.

And so that shows you the extremes that they can bring it to. We want to keep these shoes wonderfully in balance. I hope that we time at the end of the meeting if somebody have questions come up afterwards.

And I should mention before I go further there's a little book in the bookstore called here's the difference and Many of the things we're going to go over today have found in that book in greater detail is for dollars.

The Two Comings of Christ in Prophecy

Here's the difference understanding important biblical Distinctions so much the dispensations. Two comings of Christ two comings of Christ. He came to Bethlehem. He's coming again when we say now he's coming in.

We're just looking to the future. I think it's very helpful to notice this in the scriptures two comings of Christ. You find us often in the Old Testament, which is turning your Bible face to Isaiah 9.

We've just been through the Christmas season. We've heard these verses Quoted over and over again, and we've seen them on Christmas cards. Isaiah chapter 9 verses 6 and 7. As for unto us the child is born unto us a son is given and the government will be upon his shoulder and his name Will be called wonderful counselor.

Mighty God everlasting Father Prince of Peace of the increase of his government and peace. There will be no end from the throne of David and over his kingdom to order and establish it was just Judgment and justice from that time forward even forever the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Notice the two comings of Christ are here unto us. A child is born unto us a son is given. That's Bethlehem. But the government will be upon his shoulder. That's his coming again. Isn't it? That's his coming again in power and great glory and this often happens that the two comings of the Lord Jesus are mixed in the Old Testament places in the New Testament to with nothing but a comma a period or here a semicolon.

Separate them it really adds fun to my study of the scriptures when I can use this little key and see that the Spirit of God just makes this rapid transition from one coming to the other and of course.

This is what caused the difficulty for the prophets in the Old Testament. They saw him coming to suffer. They saw him coming in glory and they say how could these things be? Well two different comings it's clear to us today.

It was not clear to them at that at that time. Micah chapter 5 verse 2. Micah chapter 5 another Christmas passage. These were fresh in my mind. Micah chapter 5 and Verse 2 see if you can see the coming the two comings of the Lord.

There but you Bethlehem Ephrata. Though you are little among the thousands of Judah. Yet out of you shall come forth to me the one to be ruler in Israel. Which going forth have been from of old from everlasting?

Well, it says that in a little Town in Judah known as Bethlehem Ephrata. The Messiah is going to come that's his first advent. But it says the one who is to be ruler in Israel, but the second advent, isn't it?

It's so good to see that and then you have his eternity who's going forth have been from of old from Everlasting and you get this all through the prophets where you have a suffering Savior. And then you have a glorified Savior and they're mingled together.

Turn to Isaiah chapter 52. First of all, I'm sure most of you are familiar with this the rapid transition here. Concerning the two comings of the Lord Jesus Christ the end of Isaiah chapter 52 and It switches back and forth behold.

My servant shall deal prudently. He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high first or second anybody. Second coming just as many were astonished at you. So his visage was marred more than any man in his form more than the sons of men first or second.

All right. Are you doing well? So shall he sprinkle many or startle many nations. King shall shut their mouths at him. But what had not been told them they shall see what they had not heard. They shall consider first or second second to me that adds fun to my Bible study when I just get this little key and put it in the door and it makes a Distinction between the first and second comings of the Lord now when we use the word second coming there.

We use it just in a general sense. He's coming again. We don't go into details. So that brings us to the third subject that we're going to take up today that you'll see in your outline phases of Christ coming phases of Christ return and I think this is very helpful to see.

Four Phases of Christ's Coming

When we look forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus, we should realize that that it takes place in Stages it takes place in stages and the first stage is the rapture the rapture of the church. That's Nick.

Well, the Lord Jesus shall come in the clouds of glory and take his people home to be with himself. We've been even the imminent return of the Lord Jesus. Imminent means it could happen at any time the pre tribulation rapture is the only View you can take of the rapture and believe that he could come before this conference is over.

Any other view denies imminent? That's why I am a pre Tribulationist so the first phase of Christ's return is the rapture. Then the words are used in connection with a judgment seat of Christ. I call this the course of his return the course of his return the judgment seat of Christ which will which will take place in heaven a time of Review and reward a time not when sins will be brought up again at all.

The believers sins were judged at the cross of Calvary when the Lord Jesus bore them in his body on The tree. This is something entirely different when I think of the course of Christ's return. I don't think of a criminal court.

I think of a flower show or county fair or even a horse show where Grand prizes are given in first prizes and second prizes an honorable mention. The think of that when you think of the judgment seat of Christ not of sins being dug up and judged.

They've already been judged. They will not we shall not come into condemnation. But is passed from death unto life then you have the manifestation of this is third first the first the the Beginning then the course then the manifestation of Christ's return.

That's his coming in power and great glory, that's when he comes and Just to put down his foes and to set up his kingdom upon the earth. And it's good when you're reading about the coming of the Lord in the New Testament to distinguish Whether it's the rapture or the coming to reign.

And then there's one verse in One passage in 2nd Peter, which I call the conclusion at the end of time here on earth and when the heavens and the earth are Dissolved and you use the expression coming is used there.

2nd Peter 3. 2nd Peter 3. And this is the only passage that I think refers to the conclusion of Christ's return. 2nd Peter chapter 3 and Let's see 7 through 13. Maybe it is. Yeah, beginning at 7. I mean difficult.

He just Lived here. 2nd Peter 3 7. The heavens and the earth which now exist are kept in store by the same word reserved for fire unto the day of judgment perdition of ungodly men. But beloved do not forget this one thing that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years.

It goes on to describe really the end the end of all things here on earth. Now go back to verse 4. It says where is the promise of his coming? This is scoffers in the last days. We speak about the coming of the Lord.

They say where is the promise of his coming? Are they referring to the rapture? No, are they referring to the course the judgment feet of Christ? No other referring to his coming in power and great glory.

No, they're replacing all you Christians of all where you believers. You've always been talking about the end of the world. The world is going to end. Everything continues as it was since the father slept.

He uses the word coming there in verse 4 and goes on to describe the dissolution of the heavens and the earth. So I call that the conclusion of Christ's coming is only found here in 2nd Peter 3. So you have the phases of Christ first of all, you have the two comings of Christ coming to Bethlehem.

He's coming again then you have for the four phases of his coming again the rapture the judgment seat of Christ the Manifestation of his coming when every eye will see him and then the conclusion of his coming again.

Law and Grace

The fourth thing that distinguishes between law and grace this is one of the fundamental Distinctions in the New Testament the distinction between law and grace. I think it's described very beautifully in Romans chapter 4 verses 3 5.

Romans chapter 4 verses 3 5. These are marvelous scriptures, I think it's one of the greatest passages on This subject. What does the scripture say. Abraham believed God was counted in him for righteousness.

Notice now to him who works. The rewards are not counted as grace, but his debt. That's law. To him who works he's going to work for his salvation. He's going to gain his salvation by His works or by even his character he thinks but to him who does not work.

But believes on him who justifies the ungodly his faith is accounted for righteousness. Lot tells you what to do. It doesn't give you the power to do it and it curses you if you don't do it. Grace teaches you what to do.

Gives you the power to do it and It blesses you when you do it. You can't beat that. Can you let me say that again law tells you what to do. It doesn't give you the power to do it and it curses you if you don't do it.

Curse it is everyone that continue. If not in all things that are written in the book of the Lord to do it. Grace teaches you what to do it. The grace of God that brings salvation to all men teaches us.

It teaches us what to do it gives us the power to do it the Holy Spirit and then it rewards us if we Do it. Grace law says do grace says Done law says work grace says believe. Those two things are absolutely opposite to one to one another.

So this is very important getting this whole idea of the distinction between law and grace go back to the Old Testament and We can get a lot of honey out of the Old Testament. A lot of it wasn't written for us at all.

We don't offer animal sacrifices doing no, that was a different administration. That was under law that they were that they were offered. Yet we can claim a lot of the promises for a cup God promised the land of Palestine to the the Jewish people in the Old Testament.

It's not for us. It's not for us today. Three tenses of salvation. It's a number five three tenses of salvation and I'm sure you're all familiar with that. But it's good. It's good and going through the the New Testament to ask yourself which tense of salvation is referred to here past.

Three Tenses of Salvation

Past tense. I was saved. I was saved from the penalty of sin when I repented and put my faith and trust in the Lord Jesus. Past the past tense of salvation by grace. You have been saved through faith the past tense of salvation.

The present tense is I'm being saved. I'm being saved day by day. I'm saved by his life by his present life at the right hand of God. I was saved from damnation in the past. I'm saved from damage in the present.

I'm saved from the damage that sin brings in at the present time and Future. I shall be saved when I see the Savior face to face. I'll be changed into his likeness. We shall be like him, but we shall see him as He is and I don't think you'll have too much difficulty Distinguishing these three tenses of salvation as you go through the New Testament especially so I'll move on to judicial and parental forgiveness of sin.

Judicial and Parental Forgiveness

This is very very important and there's a lot of confusion and the evangelical world. Because they do not distinguish this there was a book came out a few years ago. And it said a Christian never Confesses his sin.

He just thanked God he had been forgiven. But you see whoever wrote that and I know who wrote it whoever wrote that failed to distinguish between judicial and parental forgiveness of sin. Judicial forgiveness of sins is the forgiveness of a judge.

Parental forgiveness of sins is the forgiveness of a father and when we're saved we receive Judicial forgiveness of sins that means God will never bring up our sins again. For which to punish them with eternal death that has been settled once and for all.

But as a child in the family of God, I sin. I sin every day. I sin in thought. I sin in word. I think I've been indeed and I need forgiveness. I need parental forgiveness of sins. First John 1 9 is the key verse there, isn't it?

If we confess our sins, he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all Unrighteousness, that's a marvelous verse of Scripture. I don't think I could continue as a Christian for a week if that verse of Scripture wasn't in the Bible.

But the wonderful thing to be able to get down on your knees Confess your sin rise up know that you receive parental forgiveness of those sins. And Just by confession, you don't have to ask God to confess to forgive you just confess them and he will forgive.

Faithful and just he's faithful to his promise. He's just he is a righteous basis upon which to forgive your sins that is the work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Remember that an unbeliever gets forgiveness by believing a Believer gets forgiveness by Confessing and It's going to be helpful to you going through the New Testament if you're able to distinguish these types of forgiveness if it's Conditional it's parental if at for instance Unless you forgive That other man your Heavenly Father will not Forgive you.

Unless you forgive your Heavenly Father will not forgive you. Well, there's a condition there unless you forgive that's not the gospel there no gospel in that and Notice the word father there when you're studying the scripture you come to the subject of forgiveness.

Oftentimes when it's parental forgiveness, you'll find the father the word father right in the text your heavenly Father, I think that's very very helpful. Watch out for the word father in a passage dealing with forgiveness.

Our avenues of the illustration of the The judge down the criminal court he has his robes black robes there and the criminals come before it and he he judges them. And that same man goes home at night and goes in the front door and his wife meets him and her hair is Flying in all directions of the compass and he said what's the matter dear?

And she said it's that son of yours and he's been acting up all day and What did they say that he doesn't say now I find you guilty and condemn you to death. Does he say that to his son. No, he doesn't.

It's not a judge dealing with a criminal. It's it's a father dealing with a son. He says now I want you to go upstairs. No supper for you. You go upstairs to your bedroom and don't come down here until you're ready to tell your mother.

You're sorry, huh? And the father and the mother sit down to to their supper and it tastes like sawdust. Creole sawdust. And Pretty soon they hear the pitter-patter of little feet coming down the stairs and he comes down and he throws his arms around his mother's neck and He tells her he's sorry what happened.

He's forgiven. He's forgiven. He proceeds with his Supper. Be sure to distinguish in your study of the scripture between judicial and parental forgiveness of sin. Sanctification sanctification another thing with another place where you want to distinguish one definition of sanctification with which fits every use in the Bible is set apart.

Sanctification: Positional, Practical, and Perfect

When you think of Sanctification think of those words set apart. Doesn't mean to make holy means to set apart for instance the parts of the temple. Were sanctified in the Old Testament. They were sanctified.

There are various kinds of sanctification this pre-conversion sanctification this positional sanctification this practical sanctification and this perfect sanctification and. If you study your Bible you want to distinguish it is a pre-conversion sanctification.

Were you conscious of the Lord working the Holy Spirit working in your life before you were saved. I was the Convicting me of sin. Trying to woo me to the Lord Jesus. Pre-conversion sanctification. It's possible to be sanctified and and not be saved and not ever be saved.

For instance some of the unbelieving Husband is sanctified by the believing wife. Imagine an unbelieving us he set apart. He said how is he set apart? He set apart in a position of external privilege before God.

It's a wonderful thing for him to have a wife who abounds in he and prays for him and for his salvation. He's set apart by God and yet. It's no guarantee that he'll ever be saved although praise God in many cases.

People like that are saved. Pre-conversion sanctification. 2nd Thessalonians 2 13. 2nd Thessalonians 2 13 Says that but we are bound to give thanks to God always for you brethren. Beloved by the Lord because God from the beginning shows you for salvation.

Notice through sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth first of all you're Sanctified by the Spirit of God, and then you believe the truth of the gospel. I call that pre-conversion Sanctification then you have positional sanctification.

That's very strong in 1st Corinthians chapter 1 the the Corinthians were Sanctified huh they weren't very saintly at times if you read the book if you read the book you find that they were very unsanctified in some ways says some verse 2 to the Church of God.

1st Corinthians 1 2 to the Church of God which is at Corinth to those who are Sanctified in Christ Jesus called to be saints with all who in every place call in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord both there's an earth every true believer is sanctified.

Positionally he set apart to God from the world. That's it standing before God. That's how God looks upon him, but then there's practical Sanctification where the Lord Jesus prayed in John 17 17 Sanctify them through thy truth thy word is truth.

That's the outworking of that sanctification in their lives, and then of course you have perfect Sanctification that's when we go home to be with the Lord. And then we shall be what we should be then we shall be what we would be.

Things that are not now nor could be soon shall be our own. Colossians chapter 1 verse 22 this turn to that place. Colossians chapter 1 verse 22 it says in you who are once alienated and enemies verse 21 in your mind by wicked works yet now he has Reconciled in the body of his flesh through death to present you holy.

That's the word holy and blameless and irreproachable and in spite holiness and sanctification are the same thing and here the word holy is used could just as well say present you sanctified and blameless irreproachable in his sight that's the future tent of Sanctification.

Justification and Its Different Aspects

Now you have somewhat the same thing with regard to justification. This is number eight justification there are different aspects of justification. First of all definition definitions are very important.

A man named Bengal a commentator years ago Made a list of 20 different words, and he said if you understand that the meaning of those 20 different words. You're well on your way to becoming a theologian.

Well, I never got the list from him but Certainly justification would be one of them. Justification means to reckon righteous. It doesn't mean to make righteous means to reckon righteous. And that's what God does when an unbeliever comes and sets in his center repents of his sin and believes on the Savior.

Different aspects of justification were justified by grace. Which justified therefore being justified by grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. We're justified by faith. Therefore being justified by faith.

We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We're justified by blood. Romans chapter 5 verse 9 Justified by his blood. We're justified by power. Romans 425 doesn't use the word power there. But that's definitely the idea.

Perhaps we should look to that Romans 4 25 it says Right at the end of the chapter there. Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him. But also for us verse 24 Shall be imputed to us who believe in him who raised up Jesus our Lord for the who was delivered for our Offenses and raised again because of our justification.

That's a power of God that raised the Lord Jesus for our Justification so we were justified by power. We're justified by works and James brings that out very beautifully. He doesn't mean that we're justified by faith plus works or that we're justified by works alone.

We're justified by the kind of faith that produces good works. This is the manifestation of our faith and then finally Romans 8 33 was justified by God. It's never how can be justified in all these different words easy.

We're justified by grace. That means we don't deserve it. We're justified by faith. That means we have to receive it. We have to put out our empty hand and receive it. We're justified by blood. That's the price that had to be paid for our Justification.

We're justified by power the power that raised up the Lord Jesus from the dead. We're justified by works. Faith is invisible. Nobody ever saw faith, but you can see the outworking of faith. That's what James is talking about.

He says that Show me. Your faith without your works can't do it. You can't do it. He was from Missouri. He wanted to see it and then we're justified by God. It is God that justifieth Romans chapter 8 verse 33.

Position and Practice in the Christian Life

How it's good usually those passages are they distinguish themselves they tell you right in the passage which aspect of justification is being spoken about. Number nine. Position and practice. Position and practice.

Brother Burnett was speaking about this last night. I don't know any one of the things that I'm going to talk about this morning. There's been more helpful to me in the study of the New Testament than this distinction between position and practice.

My position is what I am in Christ. My practice is what I am or should be in myself. Now you say that doesn't sound very profound it isn't very profound but I tell you it opens up great passages of Scripture to you for instance Romans chapter 6.

So we continue in sin that grace me about God forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein dead to sin? I'm gonna ask you this morning dead to sin. Just you fellas open up your shirt look inside and see if you're dead to sin.

Well, is it that isn't difficult enough you go down to verse 11 of Romans chapter 6 and says likewise reckon yourself to be dead. Indeed unto sin, huh? Once you see position in practice, no problem the first verse use of the verse in the words in Romans 6.

You are dead to sin. That's your position. That's the way God sees you He when the Lord Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. He died to the whole subject of sin. You're in Christ. You're dead to the whole subject of sin.

Does that mean you don't say no likewise reckon yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord, I that was helpful to me when I saw that one of the keys. To find position if you see the words in Christ in him in whom referring to Christ Physician does it good key good case in home.

We have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sin. This was a great help to me when there was a verse in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 that really used to bother me. Really used to bother me. Verse 17 Says therefore if anyone is in Christ, he's a new creation.

Old things have passed away behold all things have become new eyes to things. I wonder if I'm really saved. I Wish I could say that all old things have passed away. I wish I could say that I didn't have any more dirty thoughts or bad motivations in life.

But I can't say that so I guess I'm not saying you know. And then one day I noticed two words in there in Christ in Christ position. Therefore if any man is in Christ all things have passed away. This is true.

It's absolutely true. Positionally, and it should be true. Practically it should be more and more true practically you see God sets our position up here and Absolutely perfect here. I am down here and the movement of my life should be up toward now.

I never will reach that on this earth. I never will reach that perfection here in earth, but there should be that movement that practice moving upward toward. What my position? is. Okay turn to Colossians chapter 3 just briefly and this is the test whether you've really got it or not.

Colossians chapter 3 and Look carefully now if then you were raised with Christ. Position of practice louder. Keep those things which are above where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. Position of practice.

Practice set your minds and things above not on things of the earth. Practice for you died and your life is hit with Christ in God. You're doing very well now. Doesn't that get open up the passage to you.

It does to me. It does. It makes it very meaningful to me to be able to go to Colossians 3 those of opening verses and and see how it Swings back and forth between position and practice. In fact some epistles of the New Testament are based upon this.

If you go to Ephesians you'll find 1 through 3 chapters 1 through 3 their position. Chapters 4 through 6 their practice. Notice the way Ephesians 4 begins. I think this is telltale. Ephesians 4 he's just been talking about a wonderful position in Christ.

And he says I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you that you have a walk. Worthy of the calling with which you've been called chapters 1 through 3 your calling the calling with which you've been called now.

Versus chapters 4 through 6 walk worthy of that wonderful calling with which you have been called. Number 10 10. Relationship and fellowship another good distinction. I don't think most of you would have too much trouble with that relationship and fellowship.

Relationship and Fellowship

Relationship is formed when you're born again. You become a child of God you become a son of God and that son Refers to whether you're male or female doesn't make a bit of difference. It's used in a generic sense there and Incidentally once a relationship is formed.

It can never be broken. You can't undo a birth. Uh-huh. I think there's a very strong argument for the eternal security of the believer. Huh, when you're saved a relationship with God is performed. It is a pain and that can never be broken.

That's why somebody said relationship is that it's an unbreakable chain and it is a. Fellowship is something quite different. Fellowship is the happy family spirit, you know when Johnny had to go up to his bedroom without Supper Fellowship in that family was broken.

The happy family spirit who can't walk together. Unless to be agreed and I can't have fellowship with God if I'm going on in unconfessed sin that fellowship broken. Fellowship is broken by sin and it remains broken until that sin is confessed and Forsaken.

The step in a relationship established by the new birth unchangeable fellowship determined by our daily Walk, it's broken by sin and restored by Confession first John 1 9 again. There it is again. I think you'd all have that pretty pretty well down.

The Day of the Lord, the Day of Christ, and the Day of God

The day of the Lord the day of Christ and the day of God. The day of the Lord the day of Christ, you know. It's wonderful to get these things straight in our mind. It's so help so helpful when you're studying the New Testament the day of the Lord generally refers to a time when God Judges it.

It generally does in the Old Testament the day of the Lord with any time when God marched forth against his enemies. Or even when he judged his people even when he judged his people. I always associate the thought of judgment with the day of the Lord.

The in the future the day of the Lord will include the tribulation period. The second coming of Christ to reign the Millennium you say Millennium judgment, he's going to rule with a rod of iron and the judgment of the great white throne.

That's all the day of the Lord the day of Christ. It's a day of blessing not a day of judgment. The day of Christ is a day of blessing and it includes the rapture. Primarily refers to the rapture and then the day of God used once in the Bible.

2nd Peter 3 12. It's the eternal state. The day of God is the eternal state. 2nd Peter chapter 3 verse 12. Another very important distinction that you want to make is the distinction between Israel and the Church.