How the Lord knows His own—and how their lives bear His name
…eir lives bear His name Can a person possess true faith while showing no movement towards godliness? Can someone belong to Christ while remaining settled in the very iniquity from which He came to deliver us? These questions are often answered in opposite and equally dangerous wa…
Read article →Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy
…til the fulness of the Gentiles be come in." —Romans 11:25 The Deliverer will turn away ungodliness from Jacob and take away their sins. Concerning the gospel they are enemies, but concerning election they remain "beloved for the fathers' sakes" (Romans 11:26-28). Paul's explanat…
Read article →Why Israel's failure cannot make the word of God fail
…iled to its Messiah. Paul carries that hope into the New Testament: the Deliverer turns ungodliness from Jacob and takes away their sins (Romans 11:26-27). When Israel is restored, no one will be able to attribute it to Israel's constancy. The long history of rebellion has alread…
Read article →The question reaches beyond prophecy to the faithfulness of God
…saved, Israel will be saved through the Deliverer who comes out of Sion and turns away ungodliness from Jacob (Romans 11:26-27). National election never removes the need for personal faith. A future turning of Israel to Christ would be an exhibition of the one gospel's power, no…
Read article →Regathering, national rebirth, and the spiritual renewal still to come
…ness of the Gentiles be come in." —Romans 11:25 He then speaks of the Deliverer turning ungodliness from Jacob and taking away their sins. Israel remains beloved for the fathers' sakes because God's gifts and calling are irrevocable (Romans 11:26-29). This is the new-covenant com…
Read article →One Messiah, one gospel, and God's continuing purpose for Israel
…at the nation will be spiritually restored. God will bring Israel to repentance, remove ungodliness from Jacob, take away sin, and establish the righteous rule of David's Son. Present national restoration is real but incomplete; the Israel which remains largely an enemy of the go…
Read article →Election within Abraham's family, the believing remnant, and the future of the nation
…il the fulness of the Gentiles be come in" (Romans 11:25). The Deliverer will turn away ungodliness from Jacob and take away their sins. The people who are enemies concerning the gospel remain beloved concerning election "for the fathers' sakes" (Romans 11:26-28). Paul concludes:…
Read article →Defining the position before testing it
…aved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob." —Romans 11:26 Interpretations of "all Israel" differ, but Paul's surrounding contrasts are difficult to erase. The Israel which is partially blinded, the Gentiles whos…
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