Maxioms by A. R. Tippett
Feast of Martin, Monk, Bishop of Tours, 397 The concept of Israel as the chosen people does not read more
Feast of Martin, Monk, Bishop of Tours, 397 The concept of Israel as the chosen people does not imply a certain divine favoritism, as some seem to think, but an opportunity of grace, a calling that involved the assumption of the servant role among the nations. It was the fact that they had interpreted themselves as special objects of God's favor, and rejected the servant role, that led to their own rejection.
