The Bridge Builders Forum Does Paul Still Believe the Land Belongs to Israel?
Did the Apostle Paul abandon the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel?
Many Christians assume he did—but the Bible tells a different story.
In this special Bridge Builders Forum episode, released for Israel’s Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut), we explore Paul’s deep commitment to the Abrahamic covenant and why that matters for how we understand the biblical promise of the land.
Far from teaching Replacement Theology, Paul calls God’s gifts to Israel—including the land—"irrevocable" (Romans 11:29).
This episode is essential for anyone seeking to build bridges between Jews and Christians, challenge anti-Jewish readings of the New Testament, and rediscover Paul as a faithful Jew, not a theologian of replacement.
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