He is severe toward those who have fallen, but kind to you-if you continue in his kindness. Here we see how kind and how severe God is. He is severe to those who fell, but kind to you if you continue to hold on to his kindness. Look at how kind and how severe God can be. See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness, otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And he will keep on being kind to you, if you keep on trusting in his kindness. He was hard on those who fell, but he was kind to you. Now you see both how kind and how hard God can be. Otherwise you too will be cut off.īehold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity but toward thee, God's goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.īehold therefore, the sweetness and the hardness of God on those who fell, hardness, and on you, sweetness, if you abide in his sweetness, but if not, you will also be cut off. Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness toward you-if you remain in His kindness. Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness toward you-if you remain in his kindness. Then appreciate the gracious kindness and the severity of God: to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s gracious kindness-if you continue in His kindness otherwise you too will be cut off. See then the kindness and severity of God: to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness for otherwise you too will be cut off.īehold then the kindness and severity of God to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness otherwise you also will be cut off. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.īehold therefore the kindness and severity of God: severity indeed upon those having fallen, but kindness of God toward you, if you continue in the kindness otherwise you also will be cut off.īehold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut off. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to trust in his kindness. Similar themes are explored in passages such as Hebrews chapters 3 and 4.Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness.
The context here is not about eternity, but the relationship and communion with God. If "the Gentiles" act as coldly and stubbornly towards God as Israel had, God is more than willing and able to deem them "cut off" and suffer as a result. Paul is still referring to "the Gentiles" as a group, as much as to Israel as a nation. God had "cut off" some of Israel for their rejection of Him, and "grafting in" Gentiles. The issue at hand is not being "cut off" from eternal salvation, as the following verses will show. Without faith in Christ, God will cut them off, as well.Ĭontext is crucial in any passage, but this verse is particularly easy to misunderstand when read by itself. They must continue in God's kindness by continuing to trust in Christ. God is kind to the Gentile Christians because of their faith in Christ. God is holy, so He must be firm toward those who have fallen by their lack of faith in Christ. He is simultaneously kind and uncompromising, based only on a person's faith in Christ. Paul now wants to make sure his readers don't miss these two pillars of God's nature. Their status was absolutely not on the basis of their own good works (Romans 3:10, 20) or anything other than the grace of God (Romans 11:6). Without that faith, God was just as likely to "prune" them from His tree as He did to the Jewish people who refused to believe in Jesus.
In the previous verse, Paul warned the Gentile Christians that the only reason they had a place in the family of God was because of their faith in Christ.
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