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The Olive Tree: A Future For Israel (Part 2 of 4) Romans 11
How anyone can read Paul and see no future for the literal Israel perplexes me to no end. Why would Paul compare a Gentile Branch to an Israel Branch if there is no future for a literal Israel? And if Israel’s Future is just to be part of the Church why would Paul make a [...]
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Corporate Branches of the Olive Tree (Part 1 of 4) Romans 11
As I took up Paul’s main thought in regards to Israel’s salvation I intentionally glossed over a major section–with no manipulative intent. I wanted to look at the problem of Israel’s unbelief without going into an odd theological place: namely the breaking off the Israel branch from the tree. Technorati Tags: israel
Potter Works The Clay (part 2) Romans 9
It would not be inconceivable to think that Paul is using the illustration of the potter and clay in a completely new way, or at the very least, a way unimagined by the readers of the Prophets. After all, many have argued that that is exactly what Matthew did (cf. {{Isa 7:14}}; {{Matt 1:23}}—young maiden [...]
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XXII-Romans: Mercy vs. Harden -tmp(Rom 9:16-18)
We’re considering God’s righteousness and seeing how it works with mercy specifically in the case of the Jews. Thus far Paul impressed on us his sorrow that the Jews are not presently believers of the revealed Christ. Paul has been showing us how important a people they truly are and has taken us through history [...]
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The Olive Tree and Israel’s Identity (Part 3 of 4) Romans 11