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ROMANS 11:1–10 I ask then, Did God reject His people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin (Romans 11:1). At the end of Romans 10 we found Paul explaining that Israel had refused to pay heed to the Word of God that they heard. Because … Continue reading “THE QUESTION OF ISRAEL”

ROMANS 11:11–36 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! (Romans 11:33). Theology should begin in praise and lead to praise. This is how our worship services should be structured, and it is the structure of history itself. Consider that … Continue reading “FROM PRAISE TO PRAISE”

ROMANS 12:1–8 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you (Romans 12:3). Paul begins his applications by telling us to offer … Continue reading “PROPER PERSPECTIVE”

ROMANS 10:10–13 As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame” (Romans 10:11; Isaiah 28:16). Yesterday we looked at the specific content of our faith. In theology, we say that saving faith is not mere assent to certain facts or ideas, but involves trust and committment. Knowing the facts … Continue reading “TRUE FAITH”

ROMANS 10:13–17 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one in whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (Romans 10:14). Having argued that salvation is the same for both Jew and Gentile, Paul quotes … Continue reading “THE NEED FOR MISSIONARIES”

ROMANS 10:18–21 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world” (Romans 10:18; Psalm 19:4). When Paul asks in Romans 10:18, “Did they not hear?” he is asking about Israel. The context of his question is … Continue reading “DESPISING OUR HERITAGE”

ROMANS 9:14–24 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? (Romans 9:21). If only some people are predestined to be saved, then it logically must follow that other people are not. The doctrine of predestination to salvation … Continue reading “THE DOCTRINE OF REPROBATION”

ROMANS 9:6–13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated” (Romans 9:13). The Bible says that God hates some people. Romans 9:13 says that God hated Esau before Esau was even born, because Esau had inherited Adam’s hatred of God, and God was not pleased (in His mysterious decision) to elect … Continue reading “GOD’S LOVE AND GOD’S HATRED”

ROMANS 10:1–9 If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9). We now take leave of the awesome subject of predestination and return to our overview of Romans. Chapters 9–11 of Romans are concerned with God’s plan … Continue reading “TRUE BELIEF”

ROMANS 8:29–30 And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified (Romans 8:30). In theology, we speak of the ordo salutis and the historia salutis. The historia salutis is the history of salvation, and most of the Bible is concerned with it. When we do … Continue reading “THE ORDER OF SALVATION”