Stumble over the stone

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel. He says, "The number of people from Israel may be like the sand by the sea. But only a few of them will be saved. The Lord will carry out his sentence. He will be quick to carry it out on earth, once and for all." (Rom 9:27-28, Isaiah 10:22-23)

If not for the seed that the Lord had left us, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. But by the seed, the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the "stumbling stone." (Rom 9:29-32) You can only be saved by faith (Christ), not by works (the law). Do not harden your heart toward God, lest you shall stumble over the stone. Hear Him!