And why not? How do you explain the paradox of Jew and Gentile? Scripture has not failed (Romans 9:6), because it predicted all that has happened. Because what they did. We immediately think of their relationship to the Law. What they did in obeying the Law, they thought of as placing an obligation on God. We could have the same attitude toward Christianity, with the same results. They stumbled. This points directly to Christ! He is the "stumbling stone." The thought of a "crucified Savior" was offensive to the Jews (1 Corinthians 1:23). Unbelief cut them off from God's promise.

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