Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 11:6-12
CRITICAL NOTESRomans 11:6.—εἰ δὲ χάριτι, by grace, thus not of works. Salvation must be either by one or the other.Romans 11:7. The election.—The faithful remnant which has profited by the free grace given to it by God. Were hardened.—πώρωσις is a medical term applied to the induration of the flesh or bones so as to become like porous stones.Romans 11:8.—A spirit of stupor, numbness, insensibility; that bewilderment or stupefaction which is the result of conscience awakened too late. The Hebrew... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 11:1-5
CRITICAL NOTESRomans 11:1.—Μὴ ; Did God cast off His own people? Observe the aorist. When God accepted a universal Church from all nations in Christ, did He by so doing cast off His own people the Jews? God forbid! God did not cast off the Jewish nation when He admitted all nations to His Church, for I, who address you in the name of Christ, am a Jew (Wordsworth). There may be a general falling away seemingly, and yet a large number remain faithful. Elijah did not see and know all. We may... read more