24. The Patience of God

Romans 9:22 What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? 2000 years have passed by now since Jesus said that he would return in judgment and usher in his blessed Kingdom. What is taking God so long? Do …

23. The True People of God

Romans 9:6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. When one considers the Old Testament, one might be tempted to think that the true people of God are the people of Israel as a nation. One will also be tempted …

22. Great Sorrow for a Great People

Romans 9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. Let me ask you five thought-provoking questions: 1. Do you anguish over others? Do you sorrow for those who do not know Jesus Christ and who are therefore perishing without him? I am afraid most of us do not. Why is that? Is …

21. The Love of God in Christ Jesus

Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. What does “anything else in …

20. God’s Definite Work in his People

Romans 8:29-30 For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son…And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. When we are first saved we think naturally that we had a great …

19. The Incomparable Glory

Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. If we can appreciate what Paul is saying in this text and get it fixed in our minds, we will find it able to change the way we look at life and the way …

18. Our Moral Imperative

Romans 8:12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. How can I find the strength to do what is right? Why doesn’t God intervene in my life in special ways to help out? We frequently find ourselves asking, either someone or ourselves these questions. We often …