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Christ in Us, Which is Our Hope, Part 1 (TMF:2597)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Peace to Live By: Christ in Us, Which is Our Hope, Part 1 (TMF:2597) - Daniel Litton
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       We should not assume, however, that God wanted the Israelites to reject Jesus to seemingly give the Gentiles a chance. That couldn’t have been the plan because God is foreordaining individuals actually sinning against him in that case. The Israelites chose that path—it was their sin for which they are responsible. Paul even says, going back to Romans, now in chapter 11: “And even they [the Jews], if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again” (23, ESV). Of course, this is the famous discussion of the Israelites’s failure to attain right standing with God. Regardless, of whether Jew or Gentile, Paul notes to the Colossian believers that the riches of the mystery are “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” This part of the mystery, which can safely be assumed is the indwelling of the Spirit of God in the one who believes, was not revealed during Old Testament times.