Paul brings Romans 9-11 to an end with these climatic verses. The most theologically astute reader still leaves this section of Romans with profound questions. We must wait for heaven …
Mercy is God’s kindness toward sinners with an emphasis on their need. And this is how our passage ends—with the reminder that God’s mercy is for Jews, his beloved people—and …
The mystery of God Paul refers to in Romans 11:25 is that the salvation of Israel and the salvation of the nations are divinely intertwined. In chapter 11, Paul teaches …
Ever since making his Genesis 12 promise to Abraham, God has been building a true Israel—a people who are Abraham’s spiritual descendants because they believed God, and it was credited …
The Westminster Larger Catechism says the works of God’s providence are “his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing of all his creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, …
In Romans 9–11, we find both God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. God is sovereign over salvation, and God punishes those who try to attain his righteousness through their own efforts. …
God has always kept a Jewish remnant, chosen by grace. God foreknew (lovingly chose) Israel out of all the nations of the earth to be his special people. Though, albeit …
The people of Israel knew better than to disobey the gospel of Jesus Christ. They had experienced God’s grace and mercy for generations. Moreover, every step of the way, God …
After announcing that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Rom. 10:13), Paul pulls back the curtain to explain the mechanics of this glorious reality. …
In these verses, Paul continues to unpack the relationship between the law and the gospel. His unbelieving Jewish friends attempted to use the law to get right with God—an impossible …
Zeal without knowledge is dangerous. A zealous Paul, who did not understand the gospel, persecuted the church (see Gal. 1 and Phil. 3). However, true Christians will have both zeal …
Having just established that many Gentiles have come to faith but only some Jews, Paul explains the Gentiles pursued righteousness by faith, the Jews by works. Paul understands what they’ve …