Mistakes Concerning the Number of the Righteous
W. Jay. Romans 11:1-10 I say then, Has God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.… Sometimes we make them from — I. THE PECULIAR STATE OF OUR OWN MINDS. This seems to have been the condition of Elijah. His language betrays — 1. Severity. 2. Petulance. 3. Despair. II. OBSERVING MULTIPLIED INSTANCES OF FALSE PROFESSION. The apostasy of one pretender excites more attention than the lives of solid, steady Christians. III. THE RIGHTEOUS THEMSELVES. Because of. — 1. The obscurity of their stations. 2. The diffidence of their dispositions. 3. The manner of their conversion. 4. The diversity of their opinions. 5. The imperfection of their character. Application: 1. The use which the apostle makes of his subject. 2. Are you among the number of the saved? 3. Let all true Christians consider the Author and end of their salvation. 4. Remember also for whom you have been saved. (W. Jay.) Parallel Verses KJV: I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. WEB: I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.