Rom. 9:6-7, "(6)But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; (7)nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants..." (New American Standard Bible)
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2007-12-31 12:17:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
John 8: 39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the busts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Mat 3: 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
2007-12-31 12:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by djmantx 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
10And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
2007-12-31 22:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by sego lily 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means God does not have a preference for people of a particular lineage or heritage. The following passages go on to explain that God simply likes who God likes, and we have no business questioning that preference, because it transcends our concept of fairness. This includes an example that even before two children are born, one has already been loved by God and the other has already been hated, which will affect their lives after they are born.
2007-12-31 20:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The passage implies that only Israelites get the benefit of god. Which is silly on two grounds: as the passage indicates, one can't tell who is or is not an Israelite, and there is no reason to believe in the existence of any sort of god.
2007-12-31 20:26:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋