Amir’s Claim
Amir Tsarfati warns Christians not to believe “replacement theology.” He says the Church has not replaced Israel and calls such teaching a doctrine of demons. He insists the Jewish people remain God’s chosen nation, while the Church is something separate.
But this is a false dilemma. The Bible does not teach replacement. It teaches fulfillment in Christ.
Not Replacement, But Fulfillment
Matthew 5:17 (KJV):
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
Jesus did not cancel Israel’s story; He brought it to completion. Every promise, prophecy, type, and shadow finds its “Yea and Amen” in Him (2 Cor. 1:20).
The Church is not a substitute for Israel but the fulfillment of what Israel was always meant to be: a people of faith, holy, and belonging to God.
The True Seed
Galatians 3:16 (KJV):
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”
The promises were not made to many descendants, but to Christ. And those who are in Christ — Jew or Gentile — are heirs together.
Galatians 3:29 (KJV):
“And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
This is not replacement, but covenant reality. The seed is Christ, and the body of Christ is the true heir.
The Holy Nation
1 Peter 2:9 (KJV):
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.”
Peter applies Israel’s titles from Exodus 19 directly to the Church. The Church is not a replacement nation; it is the realization of God’s eternal purpose to have a holy people in Christ.
The Charge of “Doctrines of Demons”
To accuse fulfillment theology of being demonic is to turn the gospel upside down. It is Christ Himself who claimed that Moses and the prophets spoke of Him (Luke 24:27, 44). To deny fulfillment in Christ is to deny the testimony of Scripture.
The real doctrine of demons is any teaching that shifts hope away from Christ and places it in the flesh.
Conclusion
The Church has not replaced Israel; the Church is the fulfillment of Israel’s calling in Christ.
- Israel was called to be a holy nation → fulfilled in the Church (1 Pet. 2:9).
- Israel was called to be Abraham’s seed → fulfilled in Christ and those in Him (Gal. 3:16, 29).
- Israel was called to be God’s covenant people → fulfilled in the new covenant (Jer. 31; Heb. 8).
To call this “replacement” is to misrepresent the gospel. The truth is better: God’s promises have not failed. They have all been fulfilled in Christ Jesus.
👉 Next post (Post 9) will address Amir’s use of Jeremiah 33 and his argument that God cannot break His covenant with Israel without breaking His word.