The Book of Romans: “God’s Grief and God’s Choice“
The Book of Romans Introduction: Good morning church. What a joy it is to be here with all of you this morning. If you are new this morning, if you have been visiting, then let me catch you up on where we have been, what we have been reading, and where we are going this morning. For the past several weeks we have been walking through the book of Romans. Romans is Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, a church made up of Jews and Gentiles, men and women, new believers and mature believers, all trying to figure out how to live this Gospel life together. Paul has been revealing the glory of grace, the power of the cross, and the freedom that comes through faith in Christ alone. Today we turn to Romans 9, and here Paul begins to help us understand God’s divine right as Creator, Alpha and Omega in whom He chooses and rejects, in whom He saves, and how God continues His covenant with and through His people. It’s one of the most sobering and yet hope-filled chapters in all...