Romans 11:18

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Summary

Romans 11:18

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Boast not

1 Corinthians 10:12

Thou bearest

General references

Romans 11:24

Bible References

Boast not

Very well, but it was for lack of faith that they were broken off, and it is through your faith that you now stand where you are. Stop your haughty thinking, rather continue to be reverent,

So where has human boasting gone? It was completely shut out. On what principle? On that of doing something? No, but on the principle of faith.

Peter answered, "Though all the rest of them stumble over you, I will never do so."

To some people who were confident that they themselves were upright, but who scorned everybody else, He told the following story:

So the man who thinks he stands securely must be on the lookout not to fall.

Thou bearest

So it is conditioned on faith, that it might be in accordance with God's unmerited favor, so that the promise might be in force for all the descendants of Abraham, not only for those who belong to the law party but also for those who belong to the faith group of Abraham. He is the father of us all,

I have other sheep too that do not belong to this fold. I must lead them too, and they will listen to my voice, and all my sheep will become one flock with one shepherd.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.

So you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but you are fellow-citizens of God's people and members of His family;

General references

For if you were cut off from an olive wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted on to a fine olive stock, how much easier will it be for the natural branches to be grafted on to their own olive stock?