Romans 11:6 meaning and explanation

And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

Romans 11:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul, writing to believers in Rome, has just said that a remnant of Israel is chosen by grace (verse 5). Here in verse 6 he draws out what that means: grace and works cannot be mixed as the basis of God's choice, because the two cancel each other.

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