Hi Dan,
Even though He was speaking of a spiritual worship He still made it clear where the salvation of the world comes from. Romans 11 has a lot of answers for me in the relationship between the natural olive branch and the wild one.
7: And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18: Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19: Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20: Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21: For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
We should fear with a humble and gentle heart of gratitude from where our salvation came from. This is not the religion but the people. Paul was willing to be accursed from the Lord for them to be saved do you see this attitude in Emile. Love covers a multitude of sin and is the only way to walk in the light of the Lord. The wild branch that is grafted in is part of the tree and is no less than any other branch unless it becomes highminded in their grafting.
Lord Bless,
Nancy |
