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Romans Chapter Eleven
Doug Dodd s.b.g.
Grafting, Cutting & The Mystery
The Book Of Romans
The book of Romans stands at the head of the Pauline epistles as a fundamental book of doctrine. I never tell a new convert to begin reading anywhere other than the book of Romans. Why? Because new believers must be established in sound Pauline doctrine in order to be stable in their faith. The faith which the "professing church" has tried to keep buried for the last 1500 years or so.
The Four Foundations Of The Book Of Romans
The book of Romans is divided into 4 distinct foundation stones. Just as if you were going to build a house to live in, Romans builds for the believer the foundation of doctrine in which the soul is to dwell.
The first foundation stone is Justification By Faith and covers Romans chapter 1-5.
The second foundation stone is Living Under Grace and covers Romans chapter 6 -8.
The third foundation stone is What Happened to Israel and covers Romans chapter 9 - 11.
The fourth foundation stone is Practical Instructions and covers Romans 12 -16.
Having a basic understanding of the "lay of the land" so to speak let us take a look at the third foundation stone.
Romans Chapter Eleven
God has not cast away his people Israel. Israel stumbled and fell because of unbelief. God slowly over a period of time diminished the prophetic program as he brought in the dispensation of the grace of God. Paul illustrates this falling and rising using a horticultural example familiar to all those he would be writing to. Israel is broken off and the Gentiles are grafted in. The Gentiles are not to boast or brag about their position as if they were somebody. The Gentiles are warned that they to can be cut off for the same reason that Israel was, i.e. unbelief. When the Gentiles become unreceptive nationally as Israel did the "catching away" of the body of Christ will be ushered in, this dispensation will end and God will once again begin dealing with the nation of Israel.