Paul Wishes a Curse on Himself

"For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh . . ." (Romans 9:3).

Israel’s rejection of her Messiah weighed so heavily on Paul’s heart that he called on two members of the Trinity to attest to his unrelenting anguish. And he knew that, but for God’s gracious intervention on the Damascus road, he not only would still be among those unbelieving Jews but would still be leading them in persecuting those who had acknowledged their Messiah. . . .

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