Leslie M John

Salvation to Gentiles: Wild Olive Branches and Good Olive Tree Leslie M John 1st edition

Apostle Paul explains in Romans 11th Chapter elaborately God's provisions and His plan for the salvation of Gentiles. He writes that it was not because of Israel's stumbling or because they were stumbling blocks to any body that their eyes were blinded; that their ears were hard on hearing. They fell short of understanding Messiah, and believed that they need to do something for their salvation. They always insisted that because God had done some good for them they also need to do some good for God as recompense. They think that they owe to God some obligation. It is because of their misunderstanding, and rejection of Jesus as their Messiah that salvation is come unto the Gentiles The Gentiles are partakers of the root and fatness of the natural olive tree. Therefore, he says, Gentiles should not be of high-minded, but fear. The branches of the natural olive tree were broken off by God himself, because of their unbelief, and the Gentiles, who were like wild olive trees have, now, the sap and blessings from the root of the natural olive tree. If Gentiles were to be high-minded and take pride in themselves or their own merits, God will not hesitate to chastise them. If God did not spare the natural branches of the olive tree would he tolerate the grafted olive tree; never!