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Mar 14
30m 36s

Sermon: Christian Zionism as Apostasy

Paul Axton
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Paul Axton preaches: In Galatians, Paul delineates fleshly Israel from Spiritual Israel, equating fleshly Israel with the children of Hagar, and Christians with Isaac. Isaac points directly to Christ, just as the faith of Abraham in having Isaac points to Christian faith, but to focus on fleshly Israel is to return to idolatry.  If you enjoyed this podcast, ... Show More
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