What warning does Paul give to Gentiles in Romans 11?
Paul warns Gentiles that just as Israel's exalted position at God's table became a snare and caused them to fall, they too must not presume on their blessings and grace, because the day is coming when these will be taken from them.
Les teaches that Paul, in Romans 11, quotes Isaiah's prophecy of a spirit of slumber and David's psalm about a table becoming a snare. Israel, feasting at God's table, received blessings, but that exalted position caused them to fall. Paul then warns Gentiles of much the same thing: they better not take all these blessings and grace for granted, for the day is coming when it will be taken from us. This warning remains just as apropos today as when Paul wrote Romans.
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
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Does Paul warn Gentiles about losing their blessings the way Israel did?
Paul warns Gentiles of much the same thing as Israel, that they must not take these blessings and this grace for granted because the day is coming when it will be taken from them.