I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ. And so …
Solving The Puzzle Of Romans 9-11 Gems
Bible Gem 226 – What does Paul mean “All Israel”? (Rom 11:25-26)
For I do not want you to be ignorant of this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are. A partial hardening has come on Israel until the full number of the gentiles has come in. In this way, …
Bible Gem 227 – The Fullness of the Gentiles (Rom 11:25)
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: ISRAEL has experienced a HARDENING in part until the FULL NUMBER OF GENTILES has come in. And so ALL ISRAEL will be SAVED, as it is …
Bible Gem 228 – God’s Gifts and Call are Irrevocable (Rom 11:27)
And this is My covenant with them, that I will take away their sins. Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people He loves because He chose their ancestors …
Bible Gem 229 – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Rom 11:30-32)
Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against Him, God was merciful to you instead. Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will share in God’s mercy. For God …
Bible Gem 230 – The Problem of the Doxology (Rom 11:33-35)
Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways! For who can know the LORD’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give Him advice? And who has given Him so much that …
Bible Gem 231 – The Reason for the Doxology (Rom 11:33-36)
Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways! For who can know the LORD’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give Him advice? And who has given Him so much that …
Bible Gem 232 – Therefore I urge you . . . (Rom 12:1)
Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship. (ISV) Romans 12:1 Brothers and sisters, in view of …
Bible Gem 233 – The Links to the “Therefore” of Romans 12:1
Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion (mercy), I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you. Romans 12:1 I have hammered …