How do you properly understand Romans 9:6?
Scripture's Romans 9:6 must be understood by returning to the Old Testament, according to the context. It follows Israel's covenant promises and Christ as Savior. The context does not give the verse's meaning directly, but affirms Paul's epistles as bedrock for salvation by grace through faith plus nothing.
Les explains that Romans 9:6 comes after verses 4-5, which covered seven things intrinsic to Israel from the covenant promises, and verse 5's eighth aspect that Christ came not only as Israel's Messiah but as Savior of the whole human race. He then says the only way to pick it up is to go back to the Old Testament. The context also stresses that Paul's epistles are the bedrock of the Christian faith for understanding salvation by grace through faith plus nothing. No direct interpretation of Romans 9:6 is provided in this snippet.
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
More Questions
Why do you have to go back to the Old Testament to understand Romans 9:6?
To pick up where the study left off in Romans 9:6, the only way is to go back to the Old Testament.
What does Romans 9:6 mean when it says 'they are not all Israel, which are of Israel'?
In Romans 9:6 Paul distinguishes between ethnic Israel and true Israel: not every natural descendant of Jacob is 'Israel'; 'Israel' is the spiritual believing remnant.