With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed—cut off from Christ!—if that would save them. They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God’s adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people! Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children. For the Scriptures say, “Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted,” though Abraham had other children, too.
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5 Days
The Bible tells us that God enables us to experience the Spirit’s loving motivation in our prayer lives. But how is that possible? Over the course of this five-day study, we’ll glean four key principles of guidance found in Romans chapter nine.
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Jesus calls us to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20), but how do we start? 123Go! is a simple, practical guide to ignite your heart for evangelism. Over six days, you’ll reflect, adjust, and take action.
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