Category: Romans 11
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God’s Mercy
(Romans 11:28-36) It is the will of God that He show mercy to all mankind. God is love and because He is love, He shows true and complete love and He will be absolutely merciful to all mankind if they will seek Him out. There are many people in the world today who make this…
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Mystery of the New Covenant
(Romans 11:25-27) The new covenant was a mystery to the Jews prior to the coming of Jesus Christ. There was much written about it in the law and prophets but it was not understood and revealed in its fullness until Christ came to fulfill the prophecies and to explain the new covenant. One of the…
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Beware Pride And Arrogance
(Romans 11:13-24) So often today I see infighting between the different denominations and groups who call themselves Christians. I see Protestants arguing with Catholics, Pentecostals arguing with non-spirit filled religions, and everything in between. Every group has a point of view and every group believes they are correct and have the truth, the whole truth…
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Stumbling Forward
(Romans 11:12-13) Israel stumbled. They fell from the grace of God. They became hard of heart and stiff-necked not willing to bow before the true God but turning aside to false gods and to gratification of the flesh. They chose to seek a form of self-righteousness through works of law rather than following in the…
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They Did Not See
(Romans 11:7-10) Israel failed to obtain the full grace of God which led to the opportunity for the rest of mankind to find it. Most of the religious leadership of the Jews at the time of Christ did not recognize His coming. They failed to see that He was the promised Messiah spoken of by…
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Chosen by Grace
(Romans 11:1-6) The foundations upon which the new covenant rests are twofold. First there is the principle of faith. To receive the gifts of God and to enter the kingdom of God requires faith. You cannot receive or achieve anything from God on the basis of works alone, but only through faith for that is…
