Does God forsake his people? Did Jesus not reportedly say that he had only come to the lost sheep of the house of Israel?
,.and the lost sheep followed Jesus. Those that didn't missed the bus. Basically, God sent the Messiah to show the correct path for Jews to follow. Those who followed the Messiah are the chosen.
If you're a Christian, how can you possibly see it any other way?
''Only for the lost sheep of the house of Israel'' is the tricky part. Add to that, 'think not that I have come to abolish the laws of the prophets.......''
He fulfilled them. On the cross he announced, "It is finished."
Everybody wants to leave out the "fulfilled" part. Yes, Jesus fulfilled the law by both keeping it perfectly, and suffering the penalty for breaking it. He did both on our behalf. This is why faith in him justifies the sinner. By accepting Jesus's sacrifice on your behalf, you accept Jesus as having kept the law perfectly and suffering the penalty of not keeping it for you.
