Understanding Christianity

In Romans 9, Paul argued that God’s word had not failed even though ethnic Jews were rejecting Jesus as their Messiah. Ethnic identity does not automatically guarantee salvation. God has a sovereign right to predestine or show mercy to whomever He wants. In Chapter 10, we saw the power of the gospel call. People have to hear in order to be saved. They need to call on the Name of the Lord. If Chapter 9 focused on God’s sovereignty in salvation, Chapter 10 focused on human responsibility—the Jews were stubborn and refused to call on the name of Jesus to be saved. Here’s the huge question Chapter 11 answers: Is this a permanent situation for ethnic Jews? Will they refuse the gospel forever? Will there be a large number of Jews saved one day like the Gentiles who are coming to faith in Christ in massive numbers? www.seancole.net