What does Romans 11:7 say about the elect and the rest?
Romans 11:7 says the election have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. This happens because God is Sovereign and can do anything He wants. The context stresses salvation is faith plus nothing, not works, so the elect obtain it by faith while the rest are blinded.
Les explains that the verse declares, 'The election have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.' He asks how God can do this and answers that God is Sovereign and can do anything He wants. Paul has been emphasizing throughout Romans that salvation is faith plus nothing; attaching anything to the gospel of grace turns it into a works religion. Christianity today is inundated with subtle works religion, but whether Jew or Gentile, if it's works it cannot be grace. We must come God's way by faith alone.
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
More Questions
Who are 'the election' in Romans 11:7?
The 'election' in Romans 11:7 refers to those who believed and accepted the Gospel.
Who is 'the election' in Romans 11:7 that obtained what Israel sought?
In Romans 11:7, 'the election' refers to those who were believing and accepting the gospel — they obtained what Israel sought, while the rest were blinded.
How is Romans 11 the same as Romans 1's giving them up?
The same judicial giving-up that happened in Romans 1 is also what is happening to the nation of Israel in Romans chapter 11.