Gentiles Grafted In
For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Rom 11:21
If Israel, the “natural branches” was not spared despite being God’s covenant nation, why should Gentiles, strangers to God’s covenants expect to be spared if they sin against the truth of the gospel?
Paul reminded them, For if God did not spare the natural branches, Israel, He will not spare you either. In Greek this is a first-class condition in which the conditional statement beginning with “if” is assumed to be true. As clearly stated in the previous verses, this speaks of Israel’s “fall” (Rom. 11:11), “loss” (Rom. 11:12), and “rejection” (Rom. 11:15), for “the branches have been broken off” (Rom. 11:17) “because of unbelief” (Rom. 11:20). This section (Rom. 11:11-21) explains the righteousness of God’s sovereign choice. If God is righteous in temporarily putting aside Israel as a whole for unbelief, He certainly could put aside the Gentiles for boasting and haughtiness.
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