Israel is His people, but Israel isn't what most people think it is. Present Israel is but not Israel above. It's the nation containing the Jerusalem above, the free city of Jerusalem above where the mountain of God, mount Zion dwells.
Paul teaches this here:
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises, whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “through Isaac your descendants will be named.” That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
— Romans 9:3-8
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. — Romans 2:28-29
They are all of the people God loves and who Jesus died for, men out of every tribe tongue and nation.
There are two groups within the elect, the believing elect who have already been granted faith to believe the gospel, and the lost elect who have yet to be given faith to believe, although in due time they will hear the gospel and be given faith to believe it.
God will see to it that they hear the gospel through the preach/writing of the elect who have already believed.
The gospel is a specific message regarding the way of salvation. It's a report of good news. It deals with Christ's work on the cross.
Let's say you commit a crime, and the next week you have to stand before a judge. Let's say this judge declares to you that you are free to go, no punishment is necessary, I will not take into account your sin. If we were honest, there would be an uproar over this judge. People would be crying for justice, and how it isn't fair that criminals get a free pass. In our own country we notice a complete lack of justice. Everyone would consider this judge as unjust and unrighteous.
God will judge the earth one day, according to everyone's deeds, and He will do so with the standard of perfect righteousness. Meaning of anyone is found having less than perfect righteousness, they will be condemned.
For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.”
— Galatians 3:10
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
— James 2:10
So the standard by which everyone will be judged is perfect righteousness. Think about what happened to Adam and Eve, they transgressed one time by eating some fruit they weren't supposed to, and they were kicked out of the the garden.
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil dwells with You.
— Psalm 5:4
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You can not look on wickedness with favor.
— Habakkuk 1:13(a)
There is a lot to say and have barely scratched the surface, but I'll stop here just in case you have questions about any of this before I continue.
Israel is His people, but Israel isn't what most people think it is. Present Israel is but not Israel above. It's the nation containing the Jerusalem above, the free city of Jerusalem above where the mountain of God, mount Zion dwells.
Paul teaches this here:
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises, whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “through Isaac your descendants will be named.” That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants. — Romans 9:3-8
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. — Romans 2:28-29
They are all of the people God loves and who Jesus died for, men out of every tribe tongue and nation.
There are two groups within the elect, the believing elect who have already been granted faith to believe the gospel, and the lost elect who have yet to be given faith to believe, although in due time they will hear the gospel and be given faith to believe it.
God will see to it that they hear the gospel through the preach/writing of the elect who have already believed.
The gospel is a specific message regarding the way of salvation. It's a report of good news. It deals with Christ's work on the cross.
Let's say you commit a crime, and the next week you have to stand before a judge. Let's say this judge declares to you that you are free to go, no punishment is necessary, I will not take into account your sin. If we were honest, there would be an uproar over this judge. People would be crying for justice, and how it isn't fair that criminals get a free pass. In our own country we notice a complete lack of justice. Everyone would consider this judge as unjust and unrighteous.
God will judge the earth one day, according to everyone's deeds, and He will do so with the standard of perfect righteousness. Meaning of anyone is found having less than perfect righteousness, they will be condemned.
For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.” — Galatians 3:10
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. — James 2:10
So the standard by which everyone will be judged is perfect righteousness. Think about what happened to Adam and Eve, they transgressed one time by eating some fruit they weren't supposed to, and they were kicked out of the the garden.
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; No evil dwells with You. — Psalm 5:4
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil, And You can not look on wickedness with favor. — Habakkuk 1:13(a)
There is a lot to say and have barely scratched the surface, but I'll stop here just in case you have questions about any of this before I continue.