Grafted in Again Romans 11:23

Paul the apostle asked the people in Rome, “Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity”, and he continued, “but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shall be cut off.” In chapter eleven and verse twenty-three of Romans, Paul told the people in Rome how God is able to “graft” Israel “in again” where we read:

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief,

shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

The verse begins, “And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, ...” Paul began with the words, “and they also” which means “and the people who are from Israel”, “if they abide not” or “whether the people in Israel stay, tarry, abide, continue and remain” “still in unbelief” or “in unfaithfulness, faithlessness and disbelief”. Paul presented the condition that some of the people from Israel would not “remain” in “disbelief” of the “gospel of Jesus Christ”.

The verse continues, “ … shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.”. Paul added the words, “shall be grafted in” or “will be cut into for the sake of inserting a scion, to inoculate and graft in” “for God” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “is able” or “exists as powerful, mighty and strong in wealth and influence” “to graft them” which means “to cut into for the sake of inserting a scion, to inoculate and graft in the believers in Israel” “in again” or “in anew, further and in turn”. Paul shared how people who are from Israel may be “grafted in” again when they believe God's “good news” through Jesus Christ.

When we consider these words of Paul, we see how God is constantly ready to secure a relationship with people who believe and trust in His Son Jesus Christ. Though the people in Israel refused Him as their Messiah, those within Israel who believe in Him shall be “grafted” back into their relationship with God. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, and everyone has sinned. Both Jews and Gentiles are separated from God and may only be brought back into fellowship with Him through His Son Jesus who lived a perfect life and died on the cross for the sins of the world. God desires to “graft in” everyone who surrenders their life to Him, and those who are reading these words would do best to heed His invitation to be “grafted”.

Next time Paul shares with his believing readers in Rome, “if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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