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Romans 11:7

James Moffatt - New Testament

Now what are we to infer from this? That Israel has failed to secure the object of its quest; the elect have secured it, and the rest have been rendered insensible to it —

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there the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, to prevent them seeing the light thrown by the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God.

Thus God has mercy on anyone just as he pleases, and he makes anyone stubborn just as he pleases.

To prevent you from being self-conceited, brothers, I would like you to understand this secret: it is only a partial insensibility that has come over Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in.

Well, at the present day there is also a remnant, selected by grace.

He chose us in him ere the world was founded, to be consecrated and unblemished in his sight,

Besides, their minds were dulled, for to this very day, when the Old Testament is read aloud, the same veil hangs. Veiled from them the fact that the glory fades in Christ!

What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory —

What does it matter? Anyhow, for ulterior ends or honestly, Christ is being proclaimed, and I rejoice over that; yes and I will rejoice over it.

Do I imply, you ask, that 'food offered to an idol has any meaning, or that an idol itself means any thing'?

They would not surrender to the righteousness of God, because they were ignorant of his righteousness and therefore essayed to set up a righteousness of their own.

What follows, then? Are we 'to sin, because we live under grace, not under law'? Never!

Well now, are we Jews in a better position? Not at all. I have already charged all, Jews as well as Greeks, with being under sin —

He has blinded their eyes and made their hearts insensible, to prevent them seeing with their eyes and understanding with their hearts and turning for me to cure them.

"Strive to get in through the narrow door, for I tell you many will try to get in and not be able,

whom God the Father has predestined and chosen, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be multiplied to you.

You know how later on, when he wanted to obtain his inheritance of blessing, he was set aside; he got no chance to repent, though he tried for it with tears.

for they had not understood the lesson of the loaves; their minds were dull.

their intelligence is darkened, they are estranged from the life of God by the ignorance which their dulness of heart has produced in them —




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