Romans:11:1-10

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* I say then , has God cast away His people ? Certainly not ! For I also am an Israelite , of the seed of Abraham , of the tribe of Benjamin . * God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew . Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah , how he pleads with God against Israel , saying , * "LORD , they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars , and I alone am left , and they seek my life "? * But what does the divine response say to him ? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal ." * Even so then , at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace . * And if by grace , then it is no longer of works ; otherwise grace is no longer grace . But if it is of works , it is no longer grace ; otherwise work is no longer work . * What then ? Israel has not obtained what it seeks ; but the elect have obtained it , and the rest were blinded . * Just as it is written : "God has given them a spirit of stupor , Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear , To this very day ." * And David says : "Let their table become a snare and a trap , A stumbling block and a recompense to them . * Let their eyes be darkened , so that they do not see , And bow down their back always ."

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