A Remnant by Grace

The Remnant, the Olive Tree, and Mercy for All · Romans 11

Story guide: Disclosed visual essay. God has not rejected Israel: Paul himself is an Israelite, and Elijah’s story points to a preserved remnant. A remnant likewise exists in the present by election of grace, which cannot be reduced to works.

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1So I ask, has God rejected his people? May it never be! For I myself am an Israelite, from the offspring of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

2God has not rejected his people, whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?

3Lord, they killed your prophets, they tore down your altars, and I alone was left, and they are seeking my life.

4But what does the divine response say to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men, who have not bent the knee to Baal.”

5So then, in the present time also, a remnant has come to be according to the election of grace.

6But if by grace, it is no longer from works; otherwise grace no longer becomes grace.

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