Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of. [A corollary growing out of the axiom that the all-wise God makes no mistakes and consequently knows no repentance (Numbers 23:19; Ezekiel 24:4; 1 Samuel 15:29). Repentance and regret imply miscalculation (James 1:7). The term "gifts" is of very wide application. God gave to the Jew certain spiritual endowments and moral aptitudes fitting him for religious leadership; God also gave to him manifold promises and covenants, and the general rights of the elder brother or first-born (Luke 15:25-32), including priority in all spiritual matters (Acts 1:8; Acts 3:5; Acts 26; Acts 13:46; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:9-10; 1 Peter 4:17). The calling is closely related to the gifts, for the Jews were called to be God's peculiar people (Deuteronomy 7:6; Psalms 135:4), and were thereby called upon to discharge all the duties and obligations belonging to their station and arising out of their endowments (Luke 20:9-18); and likewise called to enjoy all the blessings and privileges of their stewardship, if found faithful in it (Luke 12:35-48). Now, God has not changed his purpose as to either gifts or calling. The Jew's rights are temporarily suspended during the Gentile dispensation. They have never been withdrawn, and will be restored whenever the Jew becomes a believer. As pledge of the permanent nature of Jewish precedence, the twelve gates of the Eternal City bear the names of the twelve tribes of Israel (Revelation 21:12), and the twelve foundations thereof bear the names of the twelve Jewish apostles-- Revelation 21:14]