From 3fd592b323266840728b6d318bc5dbc13b5b3e2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Hutchins Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:36:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tN issue 1743 --- rom/11/intro.md | 6 ------ 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/rom/11/intro.md b/rom/11/intro.md index 0e80ba3ac0..3c53abe42d 100644 --- a/rom/11/intro.md +++ b/rom/11/intro.md @@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of ##### Grafting ##### Paul uses the image of "grafting" to refer to the place of the Gentiles and Jews in the plans of God. Making one plant to be permanently part of another plant is called "grafting." Paul uses the picture of God grafting the Gentiles as a wild branch into his saving plans. But God has not forgotten about the Jews, who are spoken of as the natural plant. God will also save Jews who believe in Jesus. -#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter #### - -##### "Did God reject his people? May it never be" ##### - -A major theological issue in Chapters 9-11 is whether Israel (the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) has a future in the plans of God, or whether they have been replaced in the plans of God by the church. While they currently reject Jesus as their Messiah, Israel has not exhausted the grace and mercy of God. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy]]) - ## Links: ## * __[Romans 11:01 Notes](./01.md)__