A Chosen People 2 Romans 9 21 -26

A Chosen People (2) Romans 9: 21 -26

Jesus, The Seed Of Abraham ª Christ is the culmination of the promise v. Spoke aforetime (Gal. 3: 8 -9) v. Seed, not seeds (Gal. 3: 16; cf. Gen. 22: 18) ª Christ is the end of the law (Rom. 10: 4) v. Fulfilled by Jesus (Matt. 5: 17; Lk. 16: 16; 24: 44) v. Law ended at His death (Eph. 2: 11 -22)

v“Abolished” (v. 15) Ø Strong – “entirely idle” Ø Thayer – “to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with” Ø Vine – “to reduce to inactivity” Ø A & G – “make ineffective, powerless” v“that in Himself He might make the two into one new man” (v. 15) Ø Two what? Ø “and might reconcile them both in one body to God, by it thereby having put to death the enmity” (v. 16).

Changes Galore ªChange of priesthood and law (Heb. 7: 12 -14) ªChange of people (Rom. 9: 25 -26; 1 Peter 2: 9 -10) v. New “Jews” (Rom. 2: 28 -29; re. Gal. 6: 15) v. Not necessarily all Israel are Israel (Rom. 9: 6 -7; re. 10: 20 -21)

ª“All Israel will be saved” (Rom. 11: 26) v. Does not refer to Jewish Israel v. Refers to new Israel (Gal. 6: 16)

Allows Universal Opportunity ªThe gospel is for all (Rom. 1: 16) ªThe death of Christ made this possible (Eph. 2: 15 -16) ªPossible for all to be saved (1 Tim. 2: 4; Acts 17: 30; 2 Peter 3: 9)

ªGod is no respecter of persons (Acts 10: 34 -35) v. No distinction in the new man (Col. 3: 11) v. No distinction in salvation (Gal. 3: 2629) ªThose who are Christians are now God’s chosen people (1 Peter 2: 9 -10)