Reference

1 Corinthians 10:17

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
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I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

16

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

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For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

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Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

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What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

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One People of God
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One People of God

The verse itself, when read in isolation, primarily emphasizes the unity of believers (Jew and Gentile) in Christ through their shared participation in the Eucharist. While this unity certainly implies a "one people of God," the verse doesn't explicitly address the continuity or non-erasure of Israel in the way the definition suggests. One could argue that the verse is focused on the *new* identity in Christ, and while not necessarily replacing Israel, it doesn't directly affirm its distinct, on