Book of Romans - Ch. 11, Vs. 27-36 (12/05/2004)

All right, I have passed out a little slip of paper I Suppose you all have one

You are to write yes or no Fold it over and Russell.

I'll take it up Now the question is this

Can you repent in order to be saved? Russell lost the pieces of paper is yours in there.

All right I'm meant to tell you to write large and heavy

Somebody had to get fancy and write negative Well, let's take the lesson and we'll see what the answer is

Romans 11 verse 27 for this is my covenant under them when

I shall take away their sin as As concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake

But as touching the election They are beloved for the

Father's sake in other words with reference to the gospel

They are enemies for your sake But with reference to the election they're beloved for the sake of the father's

Or the gifts of grace and the calling of God Are without repentance

Without a change of mind Paul is summing up the preceding discussion

There have been two lines of thought which are seemingly in a conflict and And Although both are true

In the first place Israel is regarded as an enemy for the sake of the

Gentiles That is so the gospel can go to the

Gentiles On the other hand They're beloved for the sake of Abraham Isaac and Jacob The failure of Israel and our failure likewise do not alter the plan or purpose of God The gifts are not natural gifts, but the word has to do with grace

Can you repent in order to be saved no

Why Russell The calling is not an invitation

But it is the effectual calling of God which is without repentance

In other words God is not asking even repentance from an unsaved person

Let that soak through The calling of God does not require any human movement of any type or It just no movement at all on your part

From God's viewpoint it is without man's Repentance or change of mind some folks think they

Have to shed a tear in order to be saved Now certainly of the shedding of tears could be a by -product

Of an emotional person Who turns to Christ but the tears have nothing in the world to do with your salvation

It is your faith in Christ that saves you and he gave you that faith

And Neither is your faith meritorious It is

Christ who is meritorious Your faith enables you to lay hold of Him Are there any questions do you understand it requires nothing on your part

You can be walking down the road Paying attention to your media problems and all of a sudden you can be saved 29 for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance

Now this on the first level means that God does not repent of calling you

You see Paul is writing to Gentiles the church in Rome was largely composed of believers

By this time many were being saved He's drawing a line between the nation of Israel and the

Gentiles In times past the Gentiles did not believe Why didn't they believe

Russell? It seems almost unfair doesn't it?

That's absolutely right But now remnant of the

Gentiles have obtained mercy Mercy During this same time period

Israel as a nation Which formerly believed does not now believe

Paul puts down the principle by which God saved both the Jew and the

Gentile It is by mercy Just as God showed mercy to the

Gentiles he will show mercy to the nation Israel Now, let me read it from the

Amplified Bible for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable

He never redraws that he never withdraws them when once they are given and He does not change his mind

About those to whom he gives his grace or to whom He sends his call this calling

Is not an invitation. I repeat that It is an effectual call which is without repentance

No one can refuse this call It's imperative it's irrevocable

Irrevocable the call of God depends not on any human movement

He changes our beliefs when he notifies us He does it all

And I do mean all Greg what would happen if he left part of it to man and what

I considered be right you wouldn't So he just doesn't leave any of it to man 30

For as ye in times past have not believed God Yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief

Why are both Jew and Gentile so stubborn in rebellion and aggravated unbelief

Why what makes them? So stubborn

David Jew and Gentile, all right

Now, why are they stubborn? David all right

Paul Yes, joy All right

You touched on it Paul let me get your thoughts loud

Paul is hearing You can't hide back there forever

Just think about it Why are they so stubborn

Russell, all right, but why?

All right, all right Yes All of this all of our stubbornness all of our

Cantankerous all of our Evil ways are just so God Can show his grace and mercy by saving us now everything you answered was right

But that wasn't the real reason way down deep we uncover the mercy of God And I'm glad we do and that Mercy is not of us

It is a gift not of works best any of us should boast

There was a time if you remember when you Didn't want to be saved

But then came a time When you did want to be saved and That was after you were saved

David is always always talking about a radio station Well something had to change your desire

That was God That's so full and so rich 31 even so have these also now not believed talking about the

Jew I Can't open the page

That's through your mercy They also may obtain mercy through your mercy

Through the mercy bestowed upon you by God Not your mercy, it's his mercy and Bringing you into his church for the converted

Gentiles Shall in their turn be instrumental in bringing back the

Jewish people to Christ Yes Now say your question again

Well, I don't know how we could be any more disobedient than we are It could be that it's through our disobedience,

I don't really see that in the scripture but The Jew will return 32 for God hath concluded

Now what does the word concluded mean? Greg All right

He has concluded conclude Conclude What does it mean more than what

Greg said David It means to shut up On all sides shut up completely and you cannot change it

He Has concluded them all in unbelief that he might

Have mercy upon all What is the reason that the nation will be restored

What is the reason that? The Jews will come back Russell Greg it's according to the wisdom of God God is wise

David is he wise because it's right or is it right because he's wise

Is it the best that can be done? You and I have an old nature living within us and it questions

God The best I can do it still questions

God I Hope never in an argument. I Do question his actions and his words works.

I Hear many Christians say Why are the heathen lost when they haven't even heard the gospel?

Yes God has no right to condemn them.

Is that right? Greg and I are here to tell you that he has every right imaginable

If you don't think it's right Your thinking is off And if you don't think he is being smart

You're wrong God's not stupid There is a divine necessity pervading and controlling all the freedom of men today

They living a divine purpose Mastering all of these seemingly random activities of human wills

That's the way it appears to man God subordinates

To his sin to his purpose but It is not a subordinate element of his purpose 33

Oh the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God how unmeasurable

Are his judgments and his ways past finding out?

We don't understand God or at least I don't Do you joy in first Corinthians 214 we find this

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the

Spirit of God For they are foolishness unto him neither can

He know them because they are spiritually discerned

That's the natural man Have you found this to be true

Greg? Absolutely in Isaiah 55 and 8

We find for my thoughts are not your thoughts Neither are your ways my ways saith the

Lord for as the heavens Are higher than the earth

So are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts

In numbers 23 19 we have God is not a man

That he should lie neither the son of man That he should repent as he said and shall

He not do it or hath he spoken and shall he not make it good 11 34 for who has known the mind of the

Lord or who has been who Hath been his counselor

Or who has first given to him and shall be recompensed unto him again

Joy Name something that you have given to God David can you name one thing that would put

God in a position of owing you? It's impossible, isn't it?

Yes Well, it would make

God a subservient and he is not that Remember he is the cause of the first cause

What's that mean Greg? 36

For of him through him To him are all things

To whom be glory forever. Amen of him God as their creator through him as their preserver and benefactor to him as their great end

Are all things All things were created are preserved controlled and Will be disposed of to the promotion of his glory

To whom be glory forever if all Belongs to him to him.

Let it all be given All Things flow toward God Everything is for his own pleasure

Proverbs 1633 the lot is cast into the lap but the whole disposing

Thereof is of the Lord all things are for him from him by him

Through him to him of him for his own pleasure all things originate with him and Come from him

And all things center in and are brought to completion and to end in him

That finishes the wonderful chapter 11 We'll go to 12 next, but I want to know do you have any questions or any?

Statements or did you think of anything as we were going through this lesson today?

How much do we understand? David how much do we understand?

All right Greg how much do we understand? Thank you

You understand exactly what you're supposed to it seems yes

That's what man does Yes How could he just look at Greg and decide to save him?

folks, it's utterly amazing and Russell the more

I study the more he reveals to me the more I want to study

The more I want to know about God This lesson today has been tremendous for me.