The 'remnant' of Israel reveal's God's continuing faithfulness to the nation of Israel.
As a member of the tribe of Benjamin, Paul is an ethnic Israelite. As a Christian, he is a member of the 'remnant'. He cites his dual membership as a token that God didn't reject "his people". As FF Bruce puts it, the remnant receives tokens of grace meant to be distributed to all without distinction.
Likewise, Tim Gallant writes, the current state of preservation is not to be understood as the permanent ideal; it is the means to an end, the bridge to a further destination.
I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
As a member of the tribe of Benjamin, Paul is an ethnic Israelite. As a Christian, he is a member of the 'remnant'. He cites his dual membership as a token that God didn't reject "his people". As FF Bruce puts it, the remnant receives tokens of grace meant to be distributed to all without distinction.
Likewise, Tim Gallant writes, the current state of preservation is not to be understood as the permanent ideal; it is the means to an end, the bridge to a further destination.
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