Go back and read Bible Gem 132 There seems to be a disconnect in Romans 9-11 with what went before it. So much so that people have challenged whether it is really Paul. Some people I have met skip out Romans 9-11 when reading their …
Solving The Puzzle Of Romans 9-11 Gems
Bible Gem 206 – Now for the Bit You Won’t Like (Rom 9:1-11:36)
Now is the time to ask you to do something I know you won’t like. My years of experience as a teacher tell me if we were all in the classroom you would groan (with creation) at this point. I am about to ask you …
Bible Gem 207 – Solving the Puzzle of Romans 9-11
If you have not completed your own analysis of the Romans 9-11 and want the satisfaction of doing it yourself then don’t read any more of this Gem now. Read it when you have done your work and wish to compare it with mine. If …
Bible Gem 208 – Where’s the Link? (Rom 9:1-5)
With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off …
Bible Gem 209 – A Controversial Verse (Rom 9:5)
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ Himself was an Israelite as far as His human nature is concerned. And He is God, the One who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. Rom 9:5 Did you see this buried …
Bible Gem 210 – What about Israel? (Rom 9:6)
Well then, has God failed to fulfill His promise to Israel? Romans 9:6 Remember yesterday’s passage: My heart is filled with . . . sorrow and . . . grief for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters, . . . the people of Israel, …
Bible Gem 211 – Why has the Promise seemingly Failed? (Rom 9:6-13)
Well then, has God failed to fulfill His promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people! Romans 9:6 Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say, …
Bible Gem 212 – Is God Unfair / Unjust? (Rom 9:14-18)
Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.” So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither …
Bible Gem 213 – Paul’s Two Examples of “Unjust” (Rom 9:15-18)
Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.” So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither …
Bible Gem 214 – Why does God Blame Us? (Rom 9:19-29)
Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what He makes them do?” No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to …