TOO STRONG TO BE SAVED
Romans 9.30-10.4
Romans: Faithful To Save – Part 4 of 10
Romans 1.16–17 “… the gospel … is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes … in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last …” (niv)
v.1 “… my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.” (esv)
v. 30 “… Gentiles … have obtained righteousness …” (csb)
PEACE WITH GOD MUST BE …
GOD’S Gift NOT OUR Action
v. 30 “Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it …” (esv)
v. 31 “… Israel … pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed …” (esv)
vv. 31–32 “… Israel … did not succeed … Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works.” (esv)
v. 32 “They have stumbled over the stumbling stone …” (esv)
v. 33 “… a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” (esv)
GOD’S Son NOT OUR Version
v. 31b “… did not succeed in reaching that law.” (esv)
John 2.19 “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” (esv)
v. 3 “For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.” (esv)
v. 4 “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” (esv)