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“It's All About God” Romans 9 Romans 9 (ESV) 9 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience 2 bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— that I have great sorrow 3 and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, 4 my kinsmen according to the flesh. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of 5 the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. 6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who 7 are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through 8 Isaac shall your offspring be named.” This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children 9 of the promise are counted as offspring. For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah 10 shall have a son.” And not only so, but also when Rebekah had 11 conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not 12 because of works but because of him who calls— she was told, 13 “The older will serve the younger.” As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” 14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no 15 means! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have 16 mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who 17 has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, 18 and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. 19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who 20 can resist his will?” But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made 21 me like this?” Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for 22 dishonorable use? What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience 23 vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has 24 prepared beforehand for glory— even us whom he has called, 25 not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call 'my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'beloved.'” 26 “And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'” 27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them 28 will be saved, for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the 29 earth fully and without delay.” And as Isaiah predicted, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.” 30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by 31 faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to 32 righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on 33 works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Transcript of “It's All About God” You will say to me then, “Why does he...
“It'sAllAboutGod”Romans9
Romans9(ESV)
9IamspeakingthetruthinChrist—Iamnotlying;myconscience2
bearsmewitnessintheHolySpirit— thatIhavegreatsorrow3
andunceasinganguishinmyheart. ForIcouldwishthatImyselfwereaccursedandcutofffromChristforthesakeofmybrothers,
4mykinsmenaccordingtotheflesh. TheyareIsraelites,andtothembelongtheadoption,theglory,thecovenants,thegivingof
5the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong thepatriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is theChrist,whoisGodoverall,blessedforever.Amen.
6ButitisnotasthoughthewordofGodhasfailed.Fornotallwho7are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are
childrenofAbrahambecausetheyarehisoffspring,but“Through8
Isaacshallyouroffspringbenamed.” ThismeansthatitisnotthechildrenofthefleshwhoarethechildrenofGod,butthechildren
9of the promise are counted as offspring. For this is what thepromisesaid:“AboutthistimenextyearIwillreturn,andSarah
10shallhaveason.” Andnotonlyso,butalsowhenRebekahhad
11conceivedchildrenbyoneman,our forefather Isaac, thoughthey were not yet born and had done nothing either good orbad—inorderthatGod'spurposeofelectionmightcontinue,not
12becauseofworksbutbecauseofhimwhocalls— shewastold,
13“Theolderwillservetheyounger.” Asitiswritten,“JacobIloved,butEsauIhated.”
14Whatshallwesaythen?IsthereinjusticeonGod'spart?Byno15means! ForhesaystoMoses,“IwillhavemercyonwhomIhave
16mercy,andIwillhavecompassiononwhomIhavecompassion.”Sothenitdependsnotonhumanwillorexertion,butonGod,who
17has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this verypurposeIhaveraisedyouup,thatImightshowmypowerinyou,
18andthatmynamemightbeproclaimedinalltheearth.” Sothenhehasmercyonwhomeverhewills,andhehardenswhomeverhewills.
19Youwillsaytomethen,“Whydoeshestillfindfault?Forwho
20canresisthiswill?” Butwhoareyou,Oman,toanswerbacktoGod?Willwhatismoldedsaytoitsmolder,“Whyhaveyoumade
21melikethis?” Hasthepotternorightovertheclay,tomakeoutofthesamelumponevesselforhonorableuseandanotherfor
22dishonorableuse? WhatifGod,desiringtoshowhiswrathandto make known his power, has endured with much patience
23vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to makeknowntherichesofhisgloryforvesselsofmercy,whichhehas
24preparedbeforehandforglory— evenuswhomhehascalled,25
notfromtheJewsonlybutalsofromtheGentiles? AsindeedhesaysinHosea,
“ThosewhowerenotmypeopleIwillcall'mypeople,'andherwhowasnotbelovedIwillcall'beloved.'”26
“Andintheveryplacewhereitwassaidtothem,'Youarenotmypeople,'theretheywillbecalled'sonsofthelivingGod.'”
27AndIsaiahcriesoutconcerningIsrael:“ThoughthenumberofthesonsofIsraelbeasthesandofthesea,onlyaremnantofthem
28willbesaved, fortheLordwillcarryouthissentenceuponthe
29earthfullyandwithoutdelay.” AndasIsaiahpredicted,
“IftheLordofhostshadnotleftusoffspring,wewouldhavebeenlikeSodomandbecomelikeGomorrah.”
30What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue
righteousnesshaveattainedit,thatis,arighteousnessthatisby31faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to
32righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why?Becausetheydidnotpursueitbyfaith,butasifitwerebasedon
33works.Theyhavestumbledoverthestumblingstone, asitiswritten,
“Behold,IamlayinginZionastoneofstumbling,andarockofoffense;andwhoeverbelievesinhimwillnotbeputtoshame.”
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DAVE DICKNOVEMBER 23, 2014
PastorPeterVanDykeFebruary1,2015
Today'smessageisaboutthe
_______________________________________________!
1. When it comes to ______________________, it is God
whoisat_____________.
Ø Physicaldescentisno_______________________ofaplacein
God's_______________________family.
Ø God's choice of Jacob was based on sovereign
___________________,notonthefulfillmentof_________________.
Ø God has the sovereign _______________ to select whom He
___________________.(vs.14-18)
Ø Inallofthis,don'tforget: ThebasisforIsrael'srejection
wastheir______________________.(vs.30-33)
2. Godisthe_________________,wearethe______________.(vs.19-23)
Ø ThePotterhastherightto_______________________whatHeisgoingtodowiththeclay.
Ø ThePotterdoesnotask_________________________oftheclay.
3. You and I make a _________________ whether to
_________________or_________________Christ.
Ø Wehave_________________________________.
Ø GodshowersuswithHis_______________.
“It'sAllAboutGod”Romans9
Romans9(ESV)
9IamspeakingthetruthinChrist—Iamnotlying;myconscience2
bearsmewitnessintheHolySpirit— thatIhavegreatsorrow3andunceasinganguishinmyheart. ForIcouldwishthatImyself
wereaccursedandcutofffromChristforthesakeofmybrothers,4mykinsmenaccordingtotheflesh. TheyareIsraelites,andto
thembelongtheadoption,theglory,thecovenants,thegivingof5
the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong thepatriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is theChrist,whoisGodoverall,blessedforever.Amen.
6ButitisnotasthoughthewordofGodhasfailed.Fornotallwho
7are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all arechildrenofAbrahambecausetheyarehisoffspring,but“Through
8Isaacshallyouroffspringbenamed.” ThismeansthatitisnotthechildrenofthefleshwhoarethechildrenofGod,butthechildren
9of the promise are counted as offspring. For this is what thepromisesaid:“AboutthistimenextyearIwillreturn,andSarah
10shallhaveason.” Andnotonlyso,butalsowhenRebekahhad11conceivedchildrenbyoneman,our forefather Isaac, though
they were not yet born and had done nothing either good orbad—inorderthatGod'spurposeofelectionmightcontinue,not
12becauseofworksbutbecauseofhimwhocalls— shewastold,
13“Theolderwillservetheyounger.” Asitiswritten,“JacobIloved,butEsauIhated.”
14Whatshallwesaythen?IsthereinjusticeonGod'spart?Byno
15means! ForhesaystoMoses,“IwillhavemercyonwhomIhave
16mercy,andIwillhavecompassiononwhomIhavecompassion.”Sothenitdependsnotonhumanwillorexertion,butonGod,who
17has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this verypurposeIhaveraisedyouup,thatImightshowmypowerinyou,
18andthatmynamemightbeproclaimedinalltheearth.” Sothenhehasmercyonwhomeverhewills,andhehardenswhomeverhewills.
19Youwillsaytomethen,“Whydoeshestillfindfault?Forwho20
canresisthiswill?” Butwhoareyou,Oman,toanswerbacktoGod?Willwhatismoldedsaytoitsmolder,“Whyhaveyoumade
21melikethis?” Hasthepotternorightovertheclay,tomakeoutofthesamelumponevesselforhonorableuseandanotherfor
22dishonorableuse? WhatifGod,desiringtoshowhiswrathandto make known his power, has endured with much patience
23vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to makeknowntherichesofhisgloryforvesselsofmercy,whichhehas
24preparedbeforehandforglory— evenuswhomhehascalled,25notfromtheJewsonlybutalsofromtheGentiles? Asindeedhe
saysinHosea,
“ThosewhowerenotmypeopleIwillcall'mypeople,'andherwhowasnotbelovedIwillcall'beloved.'”26“Andintheveryplacewhereitwassaidtothem,'Youarenotmypeople,'theretheywillbecalled'sonsofthelivingGod.'”
27AndIsaiahcriesoutconcerningIsrael:“Thoughthenumberof
thesonsofIsraelbeasthesandofthesea,onlyaremnantofthem28willbesaved, fortheLordwillcarryouthissentenceuponthe
29earthfullyandwithoutdelay.” AndasIsaiahpredicted,
“IftheLordofhostshadnotleftusoffspring,wewouldhavebeenlikeSodomandbecomelikeGomorrah.”
30What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue
righteousnesshaveattainedit,thatis,arighteousnessthatisby31faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to
32righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. Why?Becausetheydidnotpursueitbyfaith,butasifitwerebasedon
33works.Theyhavestumbledoverthestumblingstone, asitiswritten,
“Behold,IamlayinginZionastoneofstumbling,andarockofoffense;andwhoeverbelievesinhimwillnotbeputtoshame.”
Today'smessageisabouttheSovereigntyofGod!
1. Whenitcomestosalvation,itisGodwhoisatwork.
Ø Physical descent is no guarantee of a place in God'sspiritualfamily.
Ø God'schoiceof Jacobwasbasedonsovereign freedom,notonthefulfillmentoftradition.
Ø Godhasthesovereignrighttoselectwhomhechooses.(vs.14-18)
Ø Inallofthisdon'tforget: ThebasisforIsrael'srejectionwastheirunbelief.(vs.30-33)
2. GodisthePotter,wearetheclay.(vs.19-23)
Ø Thepotterhastherighttodeterminewhatheisgoingtodowiththeclay.
Ø Thepotterdoesnotaskpermissionoftheclay.
3. YouandImakeachoicewhethertoacceptorrejectChrist.
Ø Wehaveresponsibility.
Ø GodshowersuswithHisgrace.
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