Romans 9:6
It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
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- Romans 2:28–29 A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
- Galatians 6:16 Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
- Romans 11:1–2 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: