Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33 NIV When the awareness of God overcomes an individual, there comes an overwhelming sense of awe! Anyone who has ever been swept over with this realization from above, anyone who... Continue Reading →
Grafted In Again
And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. Romans 11:23 NIV Tears have always been cried over those who found God, but then lost the love of God in them. When a person comes to believe, there is still the danger... Continue Reading →
Stand By Faith
Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. Romans 11:20 NIV The very branches that were supposed to feed directly from God were cut from their privileged place. Now we have found ourselves this joy of receiving from Christ all the... Continue Reading →
Rejection To Life
For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? Romans 11:15 NIV Tediously Paul teaches how the very people of God lost their position of favor with the Lord and it has become available to everyone else who would seek that favor. We should... Continue Reading →
Spirit Of Stupor
as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so that they could not see and ears so that they could not hear, to this very day." Romans 11:8 NIV If we can be moved to honesty, we can detect deep a struggle within to let God into every corner of our... Continue Reading →
Grace
And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Romans 11:6 NIV God does a lot for us. Not only does He create us, and an amazing environment in which to live, but He has continually makes gestures towards us in love. He cares... Continue Reading →
Remnant
So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. Romans 11:5 NIV There is much talk about the remnant of the Lord. Prophet and Scripture teach of a select few who are chosen by God. One group would like to call themselves the special ones. The next group, with completely different... Continue Reading →
Faith Of The Heart
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10:10 NIV There are many that claim they believe in Christ or say they know God. But the faith found in the Bible shows two sides standing in sharp contrast. ... Continue Reading →
Live By
Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." Romans 9:5 NIV Our Christian faith is something that should be simple, but because it is dealing with spiritual matters, we can complicate it. Modern man has become an expert in making things... Continue Reading →
Why?
One of you will say to me: "Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?" Romans 9:19 NIV Why? Why? Why? We have all been there! There are surely times when our pain or struggles are more than we can bear. The situations we face are too much for us and... Continue Reading →
