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1 | The "branches" of Romans 11 | Bible general Archive 1 | prayon | 60198 | ||
Greetings, Many have had problems with the illustration of the olive tree with it's rejected and newly grafted branches. Many of these problems come from trying to go beyond the simple point of the illustration. If we think of the broken off branches as individuals, we introduce the thought of a person's salvation being lost, which contradicts Paul's teaching else where. However, if we think of the branches as nations, Israel is replaced by Gentile nations and we end up thinking that there is some degree of Gentile supremacy. These problems can be eliminated if we understand that Paul is not referring to individuals or nations specifically but only about the masses of Jews and many Gentiles. What he is getting at is most Jews have not believed in Jesus and are therefore cut off from the spiritual blessings that should be theirs because they are Jews. On the other hand the Gentiles, who have no claim on the spiritual blessings granted to Israel have nevertheless entered into those blessing by faith in Jesus. Hope this helps. (taken from BSF study notes)prayon |
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2 | The "branches" of Romans 11 | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 60276 | ||
I agree completely. I am encouraged to see how Bible Study Fellowship has been a benefit to you! --Joe! |
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