Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works.

 Romans 9:25-33

I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people, and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,

 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone. As it is written: See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”

People of other nations, knowing their failure, welcomed God's gift and achieved 'righteousness based on faith'. The Jews, pursuing righteousness on the basis of deeds, refused God's better way.

Why?

My people are the people of Isreal, who are God's chosen ones, but they did not receive Jesus Christ so they are not God's people. Others, not Jews become the sons of God for their belive.

Jews pursued the righteous deeds but they stumbled for they stumble on the rock, Jesus Christ. All of these are written in the Bible.

God is fair and full of love, the problem is people's pride and their narrow mind and sinner mind.

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人喜歡和神爭公平的問題。

人其實不配得到神的恩典。那裏還有立場說公平。

用何西阿書描述神的愛，何西阿無須照顧非他所的孩子，但是他還是照顧他們。

人的罪孽深重像是所多碼俄摩拉一樣早被滅絕。但是神施慈愛存留餘種，使猶太人得以得救。如果神是公平，我們早已被滅絕，不配得救。

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How?

Turn to the Lord and give thanks to God, for Jesus has raised up from the dead, so everyone follows and trusts in Jesus will be saved from the dead.