THEOLOGY AND DOXOLOGY (7 OF 7)
Scripture: Romans 11:25-36
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Theology and Doxology (7 of 7)
Series: Questioning God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 11:25-36
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (v. 33).
THE SALVATION OF ISRAEL
Paul has an intense desire that Israel be saved.
- ''I am speaking the truth in Christ-I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit-that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen, according to the flesh'' (9:1-3).
- ''Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved'' (10:1).
In verse 25, Paul brings up a ''mystery'' about Israel: ''Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers...'' (v. 25). In the NT, a ''mystery'' is truth that has previously been hidden but now revealed. So what's this mystery? The mystery is this: ''a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved'' (vv. 25-26).
- Who will be saved? The context makes it clear-in my opinion-that ''all Israel'' refers to the nation of Israel (as opposed to the ''remnant''). Does ''all Israel'' mean every single Jew? No, but it does mean the majority of Jews.
- How will they be saved? Israel will be saved the same way everyone else is saved. There aren't different ways to be saved. Jesus declared, ''I am the way'' (John 14:6). The apostle Peter said, ''There is salvation in no one else'' (Acts 4:12).
- When will they be saved? Israel will be saved around the time of the second coming. ''The Deliverer [i.e., Jesus] will come from Zion [i.e., heaven], he will banish ungodliness from Jacob [i.e., Israel]'' (v. 26; cf. Isa. 59:20-21).
Is it really possible that ''all Israel will be saved''? Doesn't that seem unlikely? It does seem unlikely, but ...
Series: Questioning God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 11:25-36
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (v. 33).
THE SALVATION OF ISRAEL
Paul has an intense desire that Israel be saved.
- ''I am speaking the truth in Christ-I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit-that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen, according to the flesh'' (9:1-3).
- ''Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved'' (10:1).
In verse 25, Paul brings up a ''mystery'' about Israel: ''Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers...'' (v. 25). In the NT, a ''mystery'' is truth that has previously been hidden but now revealed. So what's this mystery? The mystery is this: ''a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved'' (vv. 25-26).
- Who will be saved? The context makes it clear-in my opinion-that ''all Israel'' refers to the nation of Israel (as opposed to the ''remnant''). Does ''all Israel'' mean every single Jew? No, but it does mean the majority of Jews.
- How will they be saved? Israel will be saved the same way everyone else is saved. There aren't different ways to be saved. Jesus declared, ''I am the way'' (John 14:6). The apostle Peter said, ''There is salvation in no one else'' (Acts 4:12).
- When will they be saved? Israel will be saved around the time of the second coming. ''The Deliverer [i.e., Jesus] will come from Zion [i.e., heaven], he will banish ungodliness from Jacob [i.e., Israel]'' (v. 26; cf. Isa. 59:20-21).
Is it really possible that ''all Israel will be saved''? Doesn't that seem unlikely? It does seem unlikely, but ...
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