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For the promise to Abraham and his descendants that he should inherit the world was not through the Law, but through the uprightness of faith. (Romans 4, 13)
That is why the promise is to faith, so that it comes as a free gift and is secure for all the descendants, not only those who rely on the Law but all those others who rely on the faith of Abraham, the ancestor of us all (Romans 4, 16)
Though there seemed no hope, he hoped and believed that he was to become father of many nations in fulfilment of the promise: Just so will your descendants be. (Romans 4, 18)
It is not that God's promise has failed. Not all born Israelites belong to Israel, (Romans 9, 6)
and not all the descendants of Abraham count as his children, for Isaac is the one through whom your Name will be carried on. (Romans 9, 7)
And about Israel, this is what Isaiah cried out: Though the people of Israel are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will be saved; (Romans 9, 27)
while Israel, looking for saving justice by law-keeping, did not succeed in fulfilling the Law. (Romans 9, 31)
Well, another question, then: is it possible that Israel did not understand? In the first place Moses said: I shall rouse you to jealousy with a non-people, I shall exasperate you with a stupid nation. (Romans 10, 19)
and referring to Israel, he says: All day long I have been stretching out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people. (Romans 10, 21)
God never abandoned his own people to whom, ages ago, he had given recognition. Do you not remember what scripture says about Elijah and how he made a complaint to God against Israel: (Romans 11, 2)
What follows? Israel failed to find what it was seeking; only those who were chosen found it and the rest had their minds hardened; (Romans 11, 7)
I want you to be quite certain, brothers, of this mystery, to save you from congratulating yourselves on your own good sense: part of Israel had its mind hardened, but only until the gentiles have wholly come in; (Romans 11, 25)
