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The Place of Israel: Examining Romans 9-11. Paul’s Letter to the Romans. 1. God ’ s sovereign choice. Rom 9:1-29 God has the right to choose some and reject others Sinners have no claim on God But the prerogative is not exercised arbitrarily.
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The Place of Israel:Examining Romans 9-11 Paul’s Letter to the Romans
1. God’s sovereign choice • Rom 9:1-29 • God has the right to choose some and reject others • Sinners have no claim on God • But the prerogative is not exercised arbitrarily Paul's Letter to the Romans
God has turned to the Gentiles because Israel has sought her own righteousness and not His. • Thus the invitation stands open to all Paul's Letter to the Romans
2. Israel’s unbelief • Rom 9:30-10:21 • Question: Do Paul’s statements about the future of Israel relate to current events in the Middle East? Paul's Letter to the Romans
3. The Remnant of Israel • Rom 11:1-10 • A remnant does believe • Gentiles have a better opportunity than before • Jealousy will provoke more conversions Paul's Letter to the Romans
4. The Ingrafted branches • Rom 11: 11-24 • A full inclusion in v12 Paul's Letter to the Romans
5. All Israel will be saved • Rom 11:25-36 • The full number of the gentiles? • Some Israelites in v14 provoked to jealousy • All Israel in v27? • Is all comprehensive or representative? • At least some kind of mass response? Paul's Letter to the Romans
Those Jews living at the time of Christ’s return will accept his messiahship and receive salvation • Gentile believers should not therefore exalt themselves over Jewish believers lest they suffer the judgement that Jewish unbelievers have suffered. Paul's Letter to the Romans
TASK: Examine the doxology Paul's Letter to the Romans