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Subject: The Israel of Faith |
Bible Note: Greetings Forum Friends! I want to try something different! We are probably all familiar with the reformed perspective on Rom. 9-11. The general approach to these chapters is that Paul is teaching the particular, unconditional, election of individuals to salvation or reprobation. I want to start in Rom. 9 and work my way through these chapters from an Arminian perspective. I will add sections as time allows. My purpose is not to start another debate between Calvinist and Arminians, but simply to expose you to a viewpoint that does not get much "press." So, I will interact with anyone who has a specific comment or question about the passage in question. I will not respond to questions or posts that stray away from the specific passage being discussed. Let's begin with Romans 9:1-9. Paul’s Sorrow for Israel - Romans 9:1-5 We all know that Paul was the Apostle to the Gentiles. However, he was also an Israelite (cf. Phil. 3:1-6). As such, he was concerned about his people. As he spells out in these first five verses, Israel was God’s chosen people. He made a covenant with them. He gave them the law. Christ Himself was born in the very lineage of Abraham. How is it then that they are not turning to Christ, yet the Gentiles are? Has God rejected them (Rom. 11:1-2)? No! Why then is not Israel being saved? The Israel of Promise - Romans 9:6-9 Since, Israel is not being saved, has God’s word failed (v. 6a)? Paul’s answer is no, because membership in Israel is not obtained by birth (v. 6b). Who can help but recall when Jesus shattered the Pharisee’s appeal to their connection with Abraham by saying that God could raise up children for Abraham from the very stones of the ground (Mt. 3:9 and Lk. 3:8). This is the case that Paul is making here. Not everyone who is born of Abraham is part of Israel. Consider the case of Ishmael. Ishmael was a natural son of Abraham. Yet, he was not counted in the covenant. Rather, God said, ‘‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." (v. 7b). In other words, a relationship with God is not a given simply because one is born in the lineage of Abraham. Rather, God’s children are reckoned by promise (v. 8). *********************************************************** This concludes my examination of Rom. 9:1-9. Later, I will look at Rom. 9:10-16. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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