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Beware | Romans 9-11 with Johannes Gerloff #62

“Once saved, ever saved” might sound attractive to Christian ears. However, it is certainly not a biblical teaching.

Romans 11 is possibly the first text that testifies to a Gentile feeling of superiority towards the Jewish believers within …

Yes, we are part of the same tree. But, contrary to the vast majority of Christian believers, the Bible does …

As Gentile believers in the God of Israel, according to Paul, we are grafted into the olive tree “among them”, …

The olive tree is an old image describing the people of Israel. Not only the rabbinical tradition uses the example, …

Without the image of the olive tree, the Land of Israel is unthinkable – and the Bible cannot be understood. …

A principle in in Jewish tradition that is deduced from Scripture says: If a little lump of the dough is …

“More riches” for the gentiles, according to Paul, equals “life from dead”. What does he hint at? Did the apostle …

Paul sees the central calling of the gentile believers in Yeshua in their provoking the Jewish people to jealousy. Obviously, …

In Romans 11 the term “fullness” occurs twice, once the “fullness of Israel”, once the “fullness of the gentiles”. What …

For Israel’s Messiah the conclusion that through their fall salvation has come to the non-Jews was utterly painful.

For Israel’s Messiah the conclusion that through their fall salvation has come to the non-Jews was utterly painful.

Much overlooked – especially by those who propose that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah predicted by prophets like Isaiah …

Even classical Jewish literature seems to testify that Jesus of Nazareth maybe the Messiah of Israel who influenced like no …

The final question of the disciples to Yeshua that the New Testament transmits to us is about Messiah’s central commission, …

The Gospel of Matthew clearly shows that Israel’s Messiah was able to become the Savior of the world because “Jerusalem” …

Not coincidence, not powerful people like Vladimir Putin, not even dark powers or conspiracies determine what happens as “history”, but …

God puts His people in a coma in order to do something breath-taking, unthought-of, absolutely new – even though the …

Personally, I do not like, what is said here; it contradicts what I would like to think of God – …

Before we look at Paul’s argument itself, we remind ourselves: It is the one, true, living God who is at …