The Christian s Altar, Worship, Assembly, Sanctuary, and Circumcision,

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1 Elements of Dispensational Truth, Vol. 3 The Christian s Altar, Worship, Assembly, Sanctuary, and Circumcision, with Notice of Two Forms of Modern Messianic Judaism

2 iii Table of Contents INTRODUCTORY REMARKS... ix PART 1: HEBREWS AND THE CHRISTIAN S ALTAR AND WORSHIP.. 1 Chapter 1.1: God s Promises to Abraham, and His Grace to the Church... 1 Chapter 1.2: The Change Regarding God s Patience With Early Messianic Judaism...11 Introduction...11 Paul s Epistle to the Hebrews...12 Acts 28 and the End of Patience With Messianic Judaism...14 What It Means to be Outside the Camp...18 Introduction...18 Brief Analysis of the Epistle to the Hebrews in Connection with the Priesthood of Christ: with Reply to Some Tracts on the Latter Subject...22 Chapter 1.3: The Christian Altar and Worship...39 Features Concerning the Christian Altar...39 Where Is the Altar?...39 Those Who Have No Right to Eat of It...40 What Is the Altar?...41 What Does Eating of this Altar Mean?...42 Separation Below, Worship Above, and Service Below (Heb. 13:13-16) Separation Below Worship Above Service Below...48 Chapter 1.4: The Assembly Gathered Together to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ (Matt. 18:20) Worships in the Heavenly Sanctuary...51 The Ecclesiastical Character of Matt. 18: Assembly Worship in the Holy of Holies...54 Worship Leads to the Lord s Supper...54 What is Worship?...55 Where is the Place of Worship?...55 What is the Center of Worship?...57 Praising With Christ, Corporately...58 The Father Seeks Worshipers...59 The Difference Between thenames God and Father...59 The Worship of Priests and Children...60 The Father Seeks Worshipers...61 The Spirit s Operations in Worship...63 The Spirit, The Lord s Supper, And Our State Let Us Draw Near With a True Heart...65

3 iv PART 2: FROM JUDAISM TO CHRISTIANITY Chapter 2.1 Judaism Set Aside The Camp as it Was and Will Be, And Christianity as Distinct from Either Outside the Camp: Hebrews 13: Chapter 2.2: From Judaism to Christianity Christian Jews Now The Status of the Christian Jew PART 3: A HEAVENLY SANCTUARY Chapter 3.1: A Worldly Sanctuary Chapter 3.2: The Priesthood and the Law Changed Chapter 3.3: A Minister of the Sanctuary Chapter 3.4: The New and Living Way; and Let Us Draw Near The New and Living Way: Heb. 10: Let Us Draw Near: (Heb. 10:22) PART 4: SOME MESSIANIC JEWISH VIEWS OF DAVID H. STERN. 163 Chapter 4.1: Was Paul a Messianic Jew All His Life? Did Paul Remain a Pharisee All His Life? We Are the Circumcision I Am a Pharisee, Son of Pharisees Paul s Avoiding Giving Unnecessary Offense Paul s Use of the Synagogue to Reach Jews Paul s Shorn Head and Vow and His Desire to Be at Jerusalem Paul s Following the Jewish Advice Did Nothing Against the People or the Customs of the Forefathers 178 Paul s Inspired Teaching Counts What He Had as a Jew, Loss Addendum Chapter 4.2: Acts 20:7: Its Bearing and How It is Judaized Breaking Bread at Troas Further Remarks on the First Day of the Week The Lordly Day and the Lordly Supper The Lord s Day Is Not the Day of the Lord Disparaging the Lord s Day Several Feasts of Jehovah Point to the First Day of the Week Where the Messianic Judaizing of the Lord s Day and the Lord s Supper May Lead Chapter 4.3: Judaizing Paul s Warnings Against Jewish Observances Col. 2:16, 17: Its Bearing; and the Distortion of It by Messianic Judaism The Structure of Colossians God s Setting Aside the Validity of Observing

4 Originally Given Jewish Ordinances The New Order Introduced by God -- The Body [Is] of Christ What Was the Standing of Those to Whom the Shadows Were Given? The Judaization as Dealt with in Several Epistles Died to Elements of the World, or Died to Elemental Spirits of the Universe? Keeping the Law Now Is as Heathenism Not Elemental Spirits of the Universe The Bearing of Romans Messianic Judaism s Keeping the Law in Force Concerning the Mosaic Covenant Concerning Feast-days Concerning Circumcision Some in Fundamental Evil Regarding the Trinity Chapter 4.4: Dr. Stern s Messianic, Judaistic, Postribulational, Olive Tree Theology Olive Tree Theology, or, How to Judaize the NT Jewish Importance Notice of Two Criticisms of Messianic Judaism PART 5: DR. ARNOLD G. FRUCTENBAUM S ADVOCACY Of THE HEBREW CHRISTIAN DISTINCTIVES EXAMINED Dr. Fructenbaum s Scheme Chapter 5.1: Are Jewish Believer s Under The Abrahamic Covenant?249 Distinctions Only Removed in Certain Areas Christians Not Under the New Covenant What Are the Distinctions That Are Maintained? The Abrahamic Covenant -- and Present-day Circumcision of Jewish Christians Are Jewish Christians under the Abrahamic Covenant? Does Scripture Say That the Abrahamic Covenant Is in Force for Jewish Christians? Are Any Christians Under the New Covenant? The Christian and Circumcision Is Paul Correctly Represented by Dr. Fructenbaum? Paul s Judaizing Error Paul s Teaching Concerning Circumcision Why Was Paul Persecuted If He Preached Circumcision? Circumcision Is Nothing and Uncircumcision Is Nothing Circumcision Outside of Christ? The Circumcision of Jewish Christians Denies Their Completeness in Christ The True Jew Is Circumcised Inwardly v

5 vi We Are the Circumcision The Israel of God Is Not Exempt from the Rule of the New Creation Circumcision in the Flesh Is Not for Those with a Heavenly Calling The Seal of Circumcision and the Seal of the Spirit Chapter 5.2: Dr. Fructenbaum s Doctrine of the Jewish Remnant The Remnant s Dual Citizenship Is the Present Jewish Remnant in the Nation of Israel? The Outworking of the Dual Citizenship The Doctrine of the Olive Tree The Israel of God Chapter 5.3: The Seed of Abraham The Presently Suspended Abrahamic Covenant Will Be Fulfilled in the Millennium The Blessing for Believers Meanwhile Those Near, and Those Far Off, Now One New Man What Is the Basis of God Doing These Things? All of this Is for Jewish and Gentile Believers Equally Chapter 5.4: The People of God Chapter 5.5: Some Jewish, Spiritual Practices The Bearing of Romans Col. 2:16 Violated Inversion of the Meaning The Passover The Day of Atonement Why Are These Feasts Observed? Dr. Fructenbaum s Comment on Christmas and Easter Observance Dr. Fructenbaum Does Not Practice What the Heavenly Calling Is 306 W. Kelly s Comments Concluding Remarks PART 6: THE CHRISTIAN S CIRCUMCISION Chapter 6.1: Positional Circumcision in Christ Positional Circumcision in Colossians Our Completeness in Christ Positional Circumcision at Gilgal Chapter 6.2: The Practice of Our Circumcision in Christ Answering in Practice to Positional Circumcision: Col. 3: Across the Jordan Morality, Self-judgment, Conflict, Religious Practices, Etc Chapter 6.3: The Practice of Our Circumcision in Christ (Continued) 335 The Twelve Stones, The Passover, The Old Corn of the Land, The Captain of Jehovah s Army The Twelve Stones

6 The Passover The Old Corn of the Land and Unleavened Cakes The Captain of the Jehovah s Army Chapter 6.4: The Practice of Our Circumcision in Christ (Continued) The Old Man and the New Man A Walk in the Moral Power of Circumcision in Christ vii Charts: The Heavenly Church and the Earthly Camp A Dispensationalist Messianic Jewish View of the Abrahamic Covenant and Circumcision The Truth Concerning The Abrahamic Covenant and Circumcision in the Body