Romans 11:11-12 Some of God’s grand and mysterious purposes are revealed in Romans 11. Once we’ve explored our way through this chapter, we’ll find ourselves awed by God’s majesty, saying with Paul: Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! (11:33) For this sermon, we’ll explore just two verses: 11 and 12. […]
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Romans 11:6-10 A while back I posted three reasons election is good. In response, several people were surprised to find that I “believe in election.” In Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer argues that there are no Christians who do not believe in God’s sovereignty over the salvation of individuals, just some who
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Romans 11:1-6 We established last week that Israel has rejected God. This week, we ask the question, Has God rejected Israel? And the answer is an emphatic No! How Israel Rejected God In Romans 9:30-10:4, we learn that Israel rejected God by rejecting grace. They worked in self-righteousness and refused to accept the gift-righteousness offered in
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The following two big ideas about God are drawn from Romans 10:17-21, which we studied Sunday. 1. God is passionate. Verse 19 is a quote from Deuteronomy 32:21, which shows God’s passion for his people: They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So
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Romans 10:17-21 To understand Paul’s thought progression, read the last Romans post which covers 10:13-17. In this whole section of Romans, Paul is trying to solve the riddle of Israel’s unbelief. They are God’s historically chosen people, yet they rejected him when they rejected Jesus as their long-awaited Messiah. Some of the ground we’ve covered
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This series of blog posts are modified from an article I wrote for the Witness about Biblical Fatherhood. You need to read the introductory post before reading this one. The most influential work of parenting my mother ever did was to get up early and read her Bible each morning. I cannot remember a morning
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