Who Are the Natural Olivebranches and Who Were Grafted In?
We're back for the conclusion of the olive branches.
We left off where Paul was talking to the gentiles and he was telling them about the natural branches which were broken off because of unbelief and the other branches which were grafted in because of faith. Paul also warned the grafted-in branches not to boast, because if God didn't spare the natural branches, He may not spare them either. Paul continues by saying:
Therefore consider the
goodness and severity of God:
on those who fell, severity; but
towards you, goodness, if you
continue in His goodness.
Otherwise you also will be cut off. Rom.11:22
Pretty much Paul is telling them that God is just, and if he was severe with the natural he will also be severe with the grafted-in. Now he tells the Gentiles not to boast against the natural branches:
" Do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you." Rom.11:18
Hence, Paul continues his admonishing to the Gentiles, Rom11:24:
"For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?"
Again, Paul tells the Gentiles that, Israel's blindness is only "in part". Let's try to really meditate on this next verse, it's very important. See what you get out of this....
"For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery (deeper meaning), lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in." Rom.11:25
God has a purpose for everything that happens. I leave you with this valuable bible verse to meditate upon and see where the Holy Spirit leads you.
Food for the soul.
We left off where Paul was talking to the gentiles and he was telling them about the natural branches which were broken off because of unbelief and the other branches which were grafted in because of faith. Paul also warned the grafted-in branches not to boast, because if God didn't spare the natural branches, He may not spare them either. Paul continues by saying:
Therefore consider the
goodness and severity of God:
on those who fell, severity; but
towards you, goodness, if you
continue in His goodness.
Otherwise you also will be cut off. Rom.11:22
Pretty much Paul is telling them that God is just, and if he was severe with the natural he will also be severe with the grafted-in. Now he tells the Gentiles not to boast against the natural branches:
" Do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you." Rom.11:18
Hence, Paul continues his admonishing to the Gentiles, Rom11:24:
"For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?"
Again, Paul tells the Gentiles that, Israel's blindness is only "in part". Let's try to really meditate on this next verse, it's very important. See what you get out of this....
"For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery (deeper meaning), lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in." Rom.11:25
God has a purpose for everything that happens. I leave you with this valuable bible verse to meditate upon and see where the Holy Spirit leads you.
Food for the soul.

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