Israel is a Chosen People

1. God alone possesses authority to establish His covenant promises. Humanity does not "help" God save them. From Genesis 3 onward, God establishes and fulfills His covenant, with the fullest revelation being the person and work of Jesus Christ. 2. God alone possesses authority to bless through covenant promises. Grace is amazing because God blesses sinners who deserve only wrath. These covenant blessings are unavailable through our own nature or even through the general revelation of creation. They come only through the special revelation of God's Word and His covenant of grace. 3. God alone possesses authority to preserve a people by covenant promises. God's covenant is not ineffective; it has a real effect on His chosen people, for His purpose, and for His glory. He chose to use the people of Israel to bring the Messiah into the world. Our response should be one of gratitude and a desire for all, including ethnic Jews today, to see and believe in the Messiah who came through their line.