Theologies problem of Israel and the Gentiles

Theologies problem of Israel and the Gentiles.

How can the Church be both the body of Christ and the Bride of Christ at the same time? Israel the first born Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: Christ the first born And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; The Church is the Body of Christ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. The Church is the Bride of Christ Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. The Church the chaste virgin (bride to be) …for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. So how can the Church be both the body of Christ and the Bride of Christ at the same time? I think it is because Israel is the Body, and the Gentiles is the Bride! The Israelites aren’t really Jesus, it is a shadow, a type, the prophets did have the spirit of Christ within them, so perhaps a shadow with substance. If we use this scriptural typology I’m sure we could learn a little about the Two Covenants. A son has rights by birth the bride has none until after the marriage, then according to scripture they two become one, so there is only one church, Israel & Gentile as one body. Israel and Gentile become One Body ____In Ephesians For he is our peace, who hath made both one, …for to make in himself of twain one new man, And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,… through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father …Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; Christ and Church become one Husband and Wife become one For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is >>the head of the church: >>and he is the saviour of the body…. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.(Husband & wife) Two Folds become one And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. The Two Trees Become One For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? Israel is the first born Son, the Body, the sheep of THIS fold, the good tree with the roots, The Gentiles are the Bride, who becomes an heir of the common wealth and ‘one flesh’, the OTHER sheep, the Grafted in Branches,

In every case it is Both Jew and Gentile not either or. And yes, being married is different from being single, the two Covenants are Two. When the branches were cut off in Romans it was in part and for a time.