The Jews who accepted the Messiah are the remnant that Paul speaks of. And these Jews who accept the Messiah remain as God’s chosen people. However, the pagans who have accepted Christ too can participate in this “chosen-ness,”
Indeed… we, the wild olive branches are crafted into the noble olive tree.
The Church is the new Israel
and you will see that he mentions the Gentiles as being grafted onto the olive tree that represents the chosen people, to take the place of those Jews who have have “broken off” from the tree through their rejection of the Messiah.
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Here’s a link to Romans 10, 11 and 12 for perusal)
There is nothing there to suggest the continued election of those Jews who have rejected the Messiah. Romans 11 clearly says that Gentiles can participate in the election of the Jewish remnant by replacing those who have broken off. In fact, it cautions the Gentiles about becoming arrogant about this. So there is nothing there to suggest a difference between a Christian Jew and a Christian Gentile.
You are right… Though it sometimes in Scripture says: "Jewish first, then Greek"
Roman 10:11-12 in fact states, “As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him”
The Jews remained God’s chosen people insofar as they haven’t rejected him by rejecting the Messiah.
**I think you choose to overlook a few things though, which do not make sense if I merely follow your line of reason: The Letter to the Romans 11:1-25:
“I now ask: Has God then rejected His People? Absolutely not. I myself am Israelite, of the line of Abraham, the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His People, whom he has first accepted. (…) But if some of the branches have been broken off and you, who are the branch of a wild olive tree, have been crafted in among the branches (on the noble olive tree) and also receive the moisture from the root of the real tree, do not become arrogant remember its not you who carry the root but the root that carries you. (… ) a blindness/hardness is resting over part of Israel **until the gentiles have come in in full numbers, Then all of Israel will be saved.
Regarding the Gospel they are enemies, and they are so for your sake, but regarding the ELECTION they are loved, and they are so for the sake of the Fathers. For God does not regret His promises and calling”.
I think this clealy shows that even the part of israel over whom is resting a hardness- for our sake - there is still the election and a certain special plan which is still unfolding… It cannot be more clear than that.
By this I do not say that gentile Christians are less or something… The Church is indeed the new Jerusalem… however, the earthly Jerusalem remains in the Bible a place of great importance (read Daniel about the second coming of Christ) and the Jews, as is here written, have a certain role… and something yet to come.
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