Unbelieving Jews are NOT the People of God

Acts 3:17-23 is very clear. Any Jew or Israelite who has rejected Jesus Christ the Messiah has been "completely cut off from among his people". They are not God's Chosen People if they reject Christ.

Israel was never rejected or set aside as some say. Israel was redeemed by Christ on the cross (John 11:49-53). The living believers of redeemed Israel are where the church began. It was still Israel. Even after the destruction of the physical nation of Israel the believers of Israel were still Israel (in exile). It was no longer based on physical birth for citizenship. Citizenship was based in Christ- the true Israel. We believing gentiles came in through Him as Romans 11:17 talks about how we have been grafted in "among" them.

This is not meant to say that the Jews in present day Israel can not become the People of God again. As soon as any of them repent and humbly ask God to forgive them through Jesus' blood, He will instantly assign them a place again among the people of God. He wants to save anyone who will recognize Him and choose to love Him.