The whole point of the hardening of the Israelites until the completed elect number (fullness) of Gentiles shall come to Christ and then Israel will be saved is so that the Jews will not be full of conceit, and neither are the Gentiles to be full of conceit. Jew and Gentile elect alike are to be stripped of their pride due to the wisdom of God in saving Gentiles and Jews, in bringing elect Gentiles into the covenant of Abraham and keeping this covenant with the elect Israelites.
Verse 28-29
"As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes (Gentiles), but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance."
God does not fail in keeping His promises or takes back His gifts to the elect. He is faithful and ever-so-wise.
God's Wisdom in the Glory of His Mercy
Vs. 30-31
"For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet now obtained mercy through their (Israel's) unbelief. Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy (in the same way that Gentiles received God's mercy by faith in Jesus)."
Given the way the Jews of Jesus' day separated themselves fastidiously from Gentiles and disregarded them with loathing, if the Jews had believed in Jesus, would they have taken the gospel to the Gentiles or would they have thought that only they are chosen of God. God had to show the Jews that He elects Gentiles as well as Israelites to salvation. By sending Paul and the apostles out to preach the gospel to the Gentile world after the rejection of the Jews, God, in His wisdom, overcame this obstacle of the Jews concerning the Gentiles. Peter was given a clear vision on the rooftop that the Gospel is for the Gentiles also, not just for the Jews who believe in Jesus. this barrier needed to be broken down, and this was done by the wisdom of God bringing Gentiles to faith when the Jews disbelieved and then,
Pt. 7
The whole point of the hardening of the Israelites until the completed elect number (fullness) of Gentiles shall come to Christ and then Israel will be saved is so that the Jews will not be full of conceit, and neither are the Gentiles to be full of conceit. Jew and Gentile elect alike are to be stripped of their pride due to the wisdom of God in saving Gentiles and Jews, in bringing elect Gentiles into the covenant of Abraham and keeping this covenant with the elect Israelites.
Verse 28-29
"As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes (Gentiles), but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance."
God does not fail in keeping His promises or takes back His gifts to the elect. He is faithful and ever-so-wise.
God's Wisdom in the Glory of His Mercy
Vs. 30-31
"For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet now obtained mercy through their (Israel's) unbelief. Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy (in the same way that Gentiles received God's mercy by faith in Jesus)."
Given the way the Jews of Jesus' day separated themselves fastidiously from Gentiles and disregarded them with loathing, if the Jews had believed in Jesus, would they have taken the gospel to the Gentiles or would they have thought that only they are chosen of God. God had to show the Jews that He elects Gentiles as well as Israelites to salvation. By sending Paul and the apostles out to preach the gospel to the Gentile world after the rejection of the Jews, God, in His wisdom, overcame this obstacle of the Jews concerning the Gentiles. Peter was given a clear vision on the rooftop that the Gospel is for the Gentiles also, not just for the Jews who believe in Jesus. this barrier needed to be broken down, and this was done by the wisdom of God bringing Gentiles to faith when the Jews disbelieved and then,
See Pt. 8
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