The Error of Replacement Theology
Covenant Theologians are very confused, they say the Church was in the Old Testament and at the same time they say the Church replaced Israel, would it be the case that the Church replaced the Church? Would it be possible for the Church to replace Itself?
If the church replaced Israel, should we say that the apostles replaced the prophets?
I don't think so, the apostle Paul puts them together as being the foundation and Christ the corner Stone.
Ephesians 2:19-20 NASB 1995.
"You are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone".
This is a direct reference to the Church and its characteristics as people of God, it's impossible for the Church to be in the Old Testament due to the fact that its foundation are the apostles, the prophets and Christ as its Corner Stone. It'd impossible for the Church to come before Christ and even more before the apostles, if they are the foundation and the Corner Stone it means they come first, the foundation is the very first thing in a building, you don't make a building and after that you lay the foundation, it's the other way around. The foundation comes first and that's it.
God bless y'all.
Gezer Carlos Freitas