Therefore consider the kindness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, kindness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. Truth to Learn God demonstrates both His goodness and His severity! Behind the Words “Kindness” is translated from the...
Romans 11:21 – The Almighty Gardner
For if God did not spare the natural branches, Neither will He spare you. Truth to Learn God rejected the Jewish people because they refused to believe that Jesus was their Messiah. Since He was willing to do this, He is just as willing to reject Gentiles in the future...
Romans 11:20 – Faith and Fear
Well said. In unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be high-minded, but fear. Truth to Learn Salvation should not produce pride, but reverential fear. Behind the Words “Well said” is translated from the Greek word kalōs, meaning “well, justly, or aptly.” It is...
Romans 11:19 – Pride or Humility
You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in." Truth to Learn When we read Scripture we need to receive God’s truth in humility, being careful not to filter it through our pride. Behind the Words The words “You will say” are from ereō,...
Romans 11:18 – No Proud Branches
do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, notice that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. Truth to Learn We should not boast about ourselves or our position, because it is God who is responsible for who and what we are. ...
Romans 11:17 – God’s Holy Fruit
And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, Truth to Learn God works contrary to the natural ways of man to produce fruit which...
Romans 11:16 – Set-apart by Him
For if the first-fruit is holy, the dough is also; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. Truth to Learn Like the believing Jews, we are set-apart by God for His use. Behind the Words The word “first-fruit” is from the Greek word aparchē, which is...
Romans 11:15 – Again, God’s Choice
For if their rejection is a reconciling of the world, what is their acceptance if not life from the dead? Truth to Learn God decides whom He will chose and whom He will reject. Behind the Words “Rejection” is a translation of the Greek word apobolē, which is made...
Romans 11:14 – It May be a Way
if somehow I may provoke those who are my flesh to jealousy and might save some of them. Truth to Learn Preaching the Gospel message may evoke an emotional response in others, and it also might provoke them to salvation. Behind the Words The word translated, “if” is the Greek...
Romans 11:13 – Service Honors
But I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of the Gentiles, I honor 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 Many translations of this verse start...