Has the Church replaced Israel? Dr. Gerald McDermott
Gerald McDermott
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9 January 2023
15 September 2025
Gateway Center for Israel director Nic Lesmeister, in conjunction with The King's University Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, hosts the webinar, "Replacement Theology: What Is It and Why Does it Matter?" Anglican theologian and leading expert Dr. Gerald McDermott discusses the pitfalls of this faulty theology. ABOUT GATEWAY CENTER FOR ISRAEL: Gateway Center for Israel is a think tank of Gateway Church, based in Southlake, TX. It was formed in 2019 with a vision to inspire, resource, and model a biblical and sincere love for Israel between the Global Church and the Jewish people. Visit our website https://centerforisrael.com/ FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CenterForIsrael/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gateway-center-for-israel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CenterForIsrael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerforisrael/ 0:00 Introducing the Gateway Center for Israel & Nic Lesmeister 1:24 Partnering with the King's University 2:32 Introducing Gerald McDermott 3:50 Dr. Gerald McDermott's introduction 4:40 What is replacement theology? 5:58 The particular vs. the universal 7:00 Supersessionist theology 7:57 The history of replacement theology 8:30 Has Israel been replaced by God? 10:08 Acts 10.35 10:56 Galatians 3.28 11:24 Matthew 21 14:00 Personal story 14:54 The Structures of Scientific Revolutions 16:50 Seeing God's focus on the Jewish people & the land in the New Testament 18:18 Romans 11.28-29 | Still beloved 20:24 Jesus says the law is not abolished 22:49 Matthew 23.3A 24:04 Matthew 5.5 & Psalm 37.11 25:59 Romans 11 | God's continued covenant 26:47 God's promise of land to Abraham 29:00 Does the land promise exist in the New Testament? 32:47 Luke's Jewish Eschatology 34:32 Acts 13 34:56 Acts 3.21 35:40 Israel in Revelation 36:57 Matthew 21, Acts 10, & Galatians 3 revisited 42:33 Why does all this matter? 50:38 Questions and answers with Dr. McDermott 1:22:23 Conclusion
