Has God changed His mind about Israel in Romans 11:29?
No. Romans 11:29 declares the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, and here repentance means a change of mind. When it comes to God's dealings with Israel, He has not changed His mind. The remnant is beloved because of the forefathers, so God's gifts and calling stand.
Les teaches that Romans 11:29 must be understood carefully, because the word repentance is often misunderstood. Here it is not weeping over sin; it means a change of mind or a change of thinking. Applying that to Israel, Les asks whether God has changed His mind in His dealings with them, and the answer is no. The gifts and calling of God are without changing His mind. This reaches back to Genesis 12 and the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and so on—because the election, that remnant of Israel, is beloved for the forefathers' sake.
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
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Does Romans 11 prove God is not finished with Israel?
Anyone who maintains that God is through with the Jew and that there is no more fulfilling of Old Testament promises would have to tear Romans 11 out of the Bible, because the chapter declares that God is not through with Israel and will yet fulfill all the promises made to Abraham.