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1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
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I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,
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God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:
3 "Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life"?
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“Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me” ?
4 But what does the divine response say to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
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And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
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So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
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And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
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