The tenth chapter of Romans is perhaps the boldest place in scripture in which the Apostle Paul asserts the gospel as the means whereby God saves sinners. Naturally it presents a significant challenge to those who are opposed to such. It is my hope to look at Romans 10 more closely in the future, but in the meantime I wanted to stir the thoughts of those who are adamant in their claim that this chapter lays out the method for achieving simply a gospel or time salvation.
Practically all our moderns feel that those for whom Paul is praying are already saved eternally (i.e. regenerated), but are not saved temporally.
With that claim in mind, let us ask these questions.
If those for whom Paul is praying (10:1) are already saved eternally, then why does he write in Romans 11 that a remnant of this group only is saved(v.5-7)?
If the WHOLE of whom Paul is praying (10:1) are already saved eternally, then how could there be a remnant (11:5)?
If the remnant only is saved (11:5), does this not suggest that the rest of the nation (10:1) was not?
Can it be said that the WHOLE of something is true (10:1), while it yet be true only of a PORTION OF THE WHOLE (11:5) at the same time?
If the REMNANT of Romans 11:5 is described as receiving eternal salvation (v.6-7), then is this not the SAME salvation Paul has under consideration when praying for the WHOLE (10:1)?
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