Q129: In Romans 11, who are the branches grafted in to the olive tree?

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Can you answer the most important question in this life?

[Brute]

Appreciate you Dave and CBC. Praise God!

[ClintonMichael]

David you know good and well Paul is speaking about Gentile proselytes. We are saved by grace and can't be cut off like unbelieving Isreal and the wild branches grafted in (proselytes) otherwise our salvation isn't secure.

[bugsocsollie]

Exactly right. We are not grafted into Israel, we're grafted into Holiness. Before the Body of Christ Church began with Paul, only Israel was Holy unto God. But now, so is the Body of Christ Church. We too, are now part of God's family.

If the first fruits are Holy, so is the lump. If the root be Holy, so are the branches. Then Paul goes into the whole "branches" thingy.

[Ravenhunter]

Hi David,
The problem is that when most ppl read this, they think believers/gentiles become part of Israel. They don’t understand we are grafted into Christ and lose their minds when you tell them we are not Israel. They don’t understand RD nor do they want to. It’s a sad state of affairs.

[paulscolardi]

when you say the branches are gentiles, do you mean gentiles as an entire group or individual saved gentiles in the BOC as to those that are graffed in the tree? thank you love your videos!

[gracebeliever]

Gentiles have never been known Biblically as the wild olive tree or branches.
Hint: the 10 northern tribes who became Samaritans and were no longer considered at that time of Israel, they were of the olive tree, who became wild/lost, after the Assyrian captivity.

They then became members of the little flock when they believed that Jesus is the Christ, and those self righteous who thought they were of Israel, but were not, were cut off:
Matthew 21:43
“Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.”

Romans 11:22 states " ... thou also shalt be cut off." when referring to these branches, this is to be cross referenced for proof that these branches refer to a member of Jew/Hebrew origin with:
John 15:6
“If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.”

At no time can a member of the church the body of Christ be cut off and burned (lake of fire) if they have believed that:
3 " ...Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

We, as members of the church the body of Christ are not branches, the children of the house of Israel are:
1 Corinthians 12:12
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”

[cindyrawlings]

A little confused? If we, BOC, are grafted in, then we can also be cut off. Verse 22. I thought that Paul is referring to "at this present time" verse 5 referring to the remnant. There were gentiles that were added to the kingdom church and therefore would need to endure to the end. thoughts?

[budmansdragracingchannel]

How can it be gentiles? We are not in Israel's program so how are we grafted into the kingdom program?

[ewcraigs]

Why would it be "thou" and not "ye" since Gentiles is plural not singular? Thanks.

[clyde]

Great message. It has been taught for far too long that the wild branches are not merely all Gentiles now able to be freely saved but specifically are Gentile members of the body of Christ. That interpretation will not work. The saved are not grafted into anything, we are a new creation.

[linwoodkent]

I thought the gentiles here are "gentile proselytes". Another Right Dividing teacher explains they are gentile proselytes. Also I can't imagine verses 21&22 saying "take heed lest He spare not thee" and "otherwise thou also shall be cut off." This would NEVER be said to a member of the Body of Christ as we are sealed by the Holy Spirit. I'm just learning and am quite confused now on Romans 11:13.& 21&22. Thanks for your time, I've watched you over 2months or so but this is the first contradiction I've heard.

[K_J_B]

Gentiles that can be cut off back to the kingdom programme just like Acts 10 when Peter preached to the Gentiles. The body of christ is nowhere here to be seen! Our salvation is not "if thou" but complete in him! These Gentiles where saved under the kingdom promises that's why they were given conditions "If thou" singular continue. The audience is a mixed bag with 3 groups of people being addressed
Group 1 unbelievers and believing Jews.
Group 2 unbelievers and believing Gentiles.
Group 3 Body of Christ.

[woct]

I’m not nor ever was a “time past” Gentile and was never under the law. I’m not graffed in as those in time past, correct? That would have been done according to their kingdom gospel. We are neither Jew, Greek, ……. today when saved by “my gospel.” 🔑p👀⬆️. 🫡