Post by clarkthompson on Jan 24, 2014 2:30:12 GMT
Romans 11:25-28
KJV(i)25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
Romans 11:25-28
Living Bible (TLB)
25 I want you to know about this truth from God, dear brothers, so that you will not feel proud and start bragging. Yes, it is true that some of the Jews have set themselves against the Gospel now, but this will last only until all of you Gentiles have come to Christ—those of you who will. 26 And then all Israel will be saved.
Do you remember what the prophets said about this? “There shall come out of Zion a Deliverer, and he shall turn the Jews from all ungodliness. 27 At that time I will take away their sins, just as I promised.”
28 Now many of the Jews are enemies of the Gospel. They hate it. But this has been a benefit to you, for it has resulted in God’s giving his gifts to you Gentiles. Yet the Jews are still beloved of God because of his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Living Bible (TLB)
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25 The Jews were blinded by their traditions and by the law. The same law God gave to them and the same law they could not fully keep, did keep most from coming to the Lord. There will come a time when the Gentiles time is up and the Jews will start to realize who Jesus really was because they have rejected this for a long time.
26 Jesus came first for the Jews and then for the Gentiles. He told His disciples when they were to go out from Jerusalem into Judea to Samaria and then to the rest of the world. The most devote Jews would stay in Jerusalem because it was the city with the temple. Judea contained the Jews as well. Samaria was a Jewish Gentile mix and the rest of the world was Gentile. Jews will have to come to the saving knowledge that lies with our Savior. Jews will one day accept Jesus as Lord.
27 All sins can be forgiven thru Jesus but the sin of pride has kept them from God’s forgiveness because they feel their ways are better and they don’t need Jesus. They will one day see their need for Jesus and when they see this they will be many Jews coming to Christ.
28 We will be hated by many for accepting the gospel but we will be loved by Him.
