{"id":2124,"date":"2010-10-27T19:34:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T00:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.com\/blog\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2010-10-27T19:34:43","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T00:34:43","slug":"romans-115-the-chosen-remnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-115-the-chosen-remnant\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 11:5 – The Chosen Remnant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 11:5 <\/strong>– The Chosen Remnant<\/span><\/h2>\n

Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

We are the remnant, chosen to be God\u2019s children, by His grace alone.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The word translated \u201celection<\/span>\u201d is the Greek word eklog\u0113<\/em><\/span>. This is a compound word made up of ek<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cout\u201d and a form of leg\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto choose\u201d or \u201cto select.\u201d Thus we see that it literally means \u201cto choose out\u201d or \u201cto select out.\u201d According to The Complete Word Study Dictionary<\/em>, \u201cthis word refers to the benevolent purpose of God by which any are chosen unto salvation so that they are led to embrace and persevere in Christ’s bestowed grace and the enjoyment of its privileges and blessings here and hereafter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGrace<\/span>\u201d is translated from charis<\/em><\/span>, which is based on the verb chair\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto be calmly happy or well off.\u201d Charis<\/em> <\/span>specifically refers to \u201cthe divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life producing happiness and peace.\u201d It is often thought of as \u201cour undeserved favor from God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Paul now brings his readers back to the present (meaning both the present at the time this letter was written and the present time today). He says that it is just the same in the present, that a remnant has come into being. The remnant he refers to is a concept that Jews well understood. God promised the Jews that He would preserve a remnant out of Israel who would be saved. They have always believed that the salvation of the remnant refers to them being saved from the ravages of their oppressors and that the remnant would finally inherit the land and reign with the Messiah. Paul\u2019s point, however, is that the remnant in his day is composed of those whom God has chosen \u201caccording to the election of grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

I know that election (God\u2019s choosing those of us who are to be saved independent of any act or action on our part) is a difficult doctrine for many Christians to grasp. However, Paul states it so clearly and so often that, if you believe the Bible is truth, it is even more difficult to deny it than to believe it. Paul believed in and taught election as a fact. Therefore, we should simply accept it as truth, even if we don\u2019t completely understand it.<\/p>\n

Paul calls it \u201cthe election of grace<\/span>\u201d because he understands that election is not by choice on our part, it\u2019s an undeserved gift from God. We don\u2019t choose to be saved. We don\u2019t simply decide that we will get saved and then say the sinners prayer. Before the foundation of the earth, God chose those who would be saved. It involves the sovereign hand of God which removes the blindfold from the eyes of the elect. Only then can we see, and understand, the truth of the gospel so that we may become saved. It is all God\u2019s work and it is all by grace (totally undeserved by those who receive it) so God is the only one who can receive the glory for it. In the next verse Paul will make the specific point that this election is not by anything that we have done (works); it is strictly by His grace!<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

God, thank you for your gift of salvation. I didn\u2019t, don\u2019t, and won\u2019t ever deserve it! You deserve all the credit, all the glory, and all the praise. In thanks to you, I humbly submit my will to yours and ask that you use me in whatever way you determine, to bring praise to Yourself. Wonderful is your grace!<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Romans 11:5 – The Chosen Remnant Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. Truth to Learn We are the remnant, chosen to be God\u2019s children, by His grace alone. Behind the Words The word translated \u201celection\u201d is the Greek word eklog\u0113. This is a compound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[762,1095,229,132,1161],"class_list":["post-2124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-charis","tag-ekloge","tag-election","tag-grace","tag-remnant"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5geA-yg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}