Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell severity; but towards thee, goodness, IF thou continue in His goodness. Otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off. And they also, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again. Rom 11:22, 23
Here Paul is talking about how God let go of the Jews who would not be obediently His.
When Christ came, many did not want to abandon the OT ways. They had expected a king who ...fit their concept of kings, but the LORD came as a sacrificial lamb. So, even knowing who He was, they still rejected Him; and were cut off from God.
Here Paul is talking about how God let go of the Jews who would not be obediently His.
When Christ came, many did not want to abandon the OT ways. They had expected a king who ...fit their concept of kings, but the LORD came as a sacrificial lamb. So, even knowing who He was, they still rejected Him; and were cut off from God.
Paul was the apostle to the gentiles, and the gentiles had no such preconceived notions. So, they accepted what they saw, and became God's children -- being grafted into the Family by belief.
The lesson is this: It really isn't enough to just know who He is, we must accept Him for the King He is, being obediently submissive to His will. Then we can be grafted into His family, whether we are gentile or Jew. But also, IF we will not take His LORDSHIP His way, then we will be cut off regardless of who we are.
First comes belief, but true belief is proven by diligent obedience.
The lesson is this: It really isn't enough to just know who He is, we must accept Him for the King He is, being obediently submissive to His will. Then we can be grafted into His family, whether we are gentile or Jew. But also, IF we will not take His LORDSHIP His way, then we will be cut off regardless of who we are.
First comes belief, but true belief is proven by diligent obedience.
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