Romans 11:14 - It May be a Way if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. Truth to Learn Preaching the Gospel message may evoke an emotional response in others, but it also might provoke them to salvation. Behind...
Romans 11:13 – Service Honors
Romans 11:13 - Service Honors For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, Truth to Learn Service to God is a great privilege and an honor, which should humble us now and forever. Behind the Words This verse starts...
Romans 11:12 – How Rich We Are!
Romans 11:12 - How Rich We Are! Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! Truth to Learn Because of the failure of the Jews to listen to and follow God, the offer of salvation has come...
Romans 11:11 – Share the Treasure!
Romans 11:11 - Share the Treasure! I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Truth to Learn The Jews lost their “most favored” position so we could receive it. We need...
Romans 11:10 – Blind Disobedience
Romans 11:10 - Blind Disobedience Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back always." Truth to Learn Whether blinded or obedient, we will all bow before Him. Behind the Words “Eyes” is translated from ophthalmos, which refers to the eyes either literally...
Romans 11:9 – Ensnared by Blessings
Romans 11:9 - Ensnared by Blessings And David says: "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them. Truth to Learn Blessings can become a trap if taken for granted. Behind the Words The word “let” is translated from a form of...
Romans 11:8 – Divine Stupidity
Romans 11:8 - Divine Stupidity Just as it is written: "God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day." Truth to Learn God is the one who enlightens or stupefies. Behind the Words The...