Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Rom 11:30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
Rom 11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Rom 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
I believe there are many misunderstandings that come about in the preaching of the Gospel through a mischaracterization of the words you read above. Some of this comes from the baggage of what others taught us. I once believed that there would come a time where the "Father" would drag "Jews" to Jesus so they could be saved at the "end of times".... in the "day of the Lord".
When I used to ask the question "what about all those Jews that died without Jesus Christ before that day"...... I was basically told to ignore that. It doesn't matter. Just believe that the Father would "bring them all" to Jesus. Well, some of you already know this creates many problems in the continuity of Scriptures.
The verses above are usually ripped from their context when teaching such a doctrine. The person seeking to teach this will only begin with verse 25 when the context is basically the entire chapter (chapters are man made distinctions. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't.)....... you will see the truth of what Paul is saying.
First. Lets deal with the "remnant". Lets "back up" to find the context.....
Rom 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Notice how Paul appeals to how Jews are currently being saved and are referenced as the "remnant".
Rom 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Notice the words "at this present time"....... Thusly, Jews from that present time are included not excluded from the context of this supoosed future event of Jesus Christ saving.....
Thusly, you have to believe that all Jews will be saved to make this false understanding true. Yet, we know that some have already been blinded and thusly damned.
Rom 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Notice how through their fall (those blinded) salvation has come to Gentiles.
Rom 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
We also know that unbelief is what has damned Hebrews.
Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
The same unbelief that damns Gentiles. Is the same unbelief that damns Jews. (Joint heirs, Joint condemnation).
We also know that God will KEEP saving Jews.......Hebrew peoples are still being saved today. Paul isn't making an argument that a future event will cause all Jews to be saved. He is making the argument that all Jews and Gentiles are joint heirs and Jews still have hope from that moment forward in Jesus Christ. Out of Jews will come a remanent.
Rom 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
God hasn't cast away His people.
Rom 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
So we see that there isn't any future promise for an event that will change all Jews in the near future.......
The "time of Gentiles" is no different than the "time of the Jews". Which is now. EVERYONE must be part of the same process because of Jesus Christ. The single vine. The single tree. That time is now. Now is the time. The "fulness of the Gentiles" is from the time Paul to the time of return of Christ. Jews are still being included.
I warn you Jews that are waiting for an overwhelming powerful event to "save you".... that you have no witness other than the sign given to the prophet Jonah....
Luk 11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luk 11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Luk 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Luk 11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
That sign is clear in that God has chosen to make of twain one new man...... So making peace.
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Eph 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Eph 2:17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Eph 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
You "Jews" can't keep hating Gentiles. They repented. Ninevah. Repented. I don't know why you want to hate your brothers in Jesus Christ. We don't hate you. We love you. There is hope in Jesus Christ. You need Him. Please listen to the Gospel and get saved NOW.....
Notice also how Calvinists and the like have made themselves the remanent. You're not. I love the Scriptures.
