Saturday, July 31, 2010

Sermon Notes: In Christ Alone - Romans 11:28-36

Rom. 11:28-36 
 
  I.  God is faithful to His promises to restore Israel.
    a.  God will restore Israel despite their enmity.
-John 8:42
-Rom. 5:10
    b.  Israel is beloved by God.
-choice = ekloge = election
-Deut. 7:7-8, 10:15
    c.  God's promises are irrevocable.
-Gen. 15:18
 
  II.  God is gracioius to show mercy.
-Eph. 2:2
-mercy = eleeo idea of compassion to those in need to met that need.
-Deut. 10:17
 
 III.  Praise God.
   a.  His wisdom is unsearchable.
-unsearchable = anezeraunetos = unfathomable, unsearchable, unable to explain in human words
-unfathomable = anexichneiastoi = untraceable, literally not to be able to track
-I Cor. 2:14
   b.  He is transcendent.
-I Cor. 2:10-11
-Job 35:7, 41:11
   c.  He is the end of all things

"The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imaginatino gets lost when thinking about it." - Blaise Pascal

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