The word for today is “faith.” Those who believe the Gospel would think that all who hear it would respond in faith to it. They would ask why many do not? In today’s reading of Romans 10:11-11:2, Paul continues to wrestle with that question. He writes, “But they have not all obeyed the Gospel. For Isaiah says, ‘Lord, who has believed our report?’” (OSB Romans 10:16). Today our study will not arrive at an explanation for the negative response to the offer of salvation. But our commentary will propose a fresh perspective to the question of why most Jews rejected the message of Christ. A Change of Focus Suppose we turn our focus from those who reject the Gospel to…

The word for today is “faith.”  Those who believe the Gospel would think that all who hear it would respond in faith to it.  They would ask why many do not?  In today’s reading of Romans 10:11-11:2, Paul continues to wrestle with that question.  He writes, “But they have not all obeyed the Gospel.  For Isaiah says, “’Lord, who has believed our report?’” (OSB Romans 10:16).  Today our study will not arrive at an explanation for the negative response to the offer of salvation.  But our commentary will propose a fresh perspective to the question of why most Jews rejected the message of Christ. A Change of Focus Suppose we turn our focus from those who reject the Gospel to…