Romans 11:11-15 The Salvation of the Gentiles 11 So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. 12 Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! 13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry 14 in order to make my own people jealous, and thus save some of them. 15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead! Comment: Paul, an apostle to the Gentiles, teaches us here that God is using him, in part, to make the Israelites jealous of the Gentiles on account of their inclusion in the people of God. However, in verses 12 and 15, Paul makes it very clear that the God has not written off the Israelites. What do you think? How you ever used jealousy to provoke a certain response from someone? Has anyone done that do you? Mark Roberts commenting on these verses writes, “Though we don’t tend to use the language of jealousy, there is a sense in which we want those who don’t know Christ to see what we have as Christians and to want it for themselves. One could call that a sort of jealousy. Indeed, if people can see in us the joy of being forgiven, if they can witness our freedom to forgive others, if we are willing to love sacrificially, freely giving away that which we have so generously received from the Lord, perhaps they will want what we have and be drawn to the Lord.” What do you think of his comments?
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