ROMANS 10:16-21

ISRAEL’S FAILURE – PART 4

A FAILURE TO EMBRACE THE PLAN OF GOD

OVERVIEW: THE GOSPEL AND THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

REVIEW: A SUMMARY OF ROMANS 10:1-16

PREVIEW: ISRAEL AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST -

I. ROMANS 10:16 - ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO OBEY THE COMMAND OF GOD

A. ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO OBEY THE GOSPEL IS REVEALED

B. ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO OBEY THE GOSPEL IS CONDEMNED

II. ROMANS 10: 17-18 – ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD

A. V17 – ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO HEAR THE GOSPEL IS REVEALED

B. V18 - ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO HEAR THE GOSPEL IS CONDEMNED

III. ROMANS 10:19-20 – ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE PLAN OF GOD

A. V-19 – ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE GOSPEL IS REVEALED

B. V -19-20 – ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE GOSPEL IS CONDEMNED.

IV. ROMANS 10:21 – ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE INVITATION OF GOD

A. ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE INITIATIVE OF GOD IN THE GOSPEL

B. ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE INITIATIVE OF GOD IN THE GOSPEL IS CONDEMNED

V. INSIGHTS AND APPLICATIONS

A. THE FAILURE OF MAN, BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES TO EMBRACE THE GOSPEL IS NOT DUE TO SOME FAULT OR WEAKNESS IN GOD, HIS PLAN, OR HIS PURPOSE.

B. THE FAILURE OF MAN, BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES TO EMBRACE HE GOSPEL IS THE FAULT OF SINFUL MAN, WHO THOUGH KNOWING THE TRUTH OF GOD, AND OR THE GOSPEL REJECTS IT DUE TO SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND WILLFUL IGNORANCE.

C. THE ONLY GOD HONORING RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL IS AN ACT OF WORSHIPFUL OBEDIENCE TO GOD AND TO EMBRACE JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR.

D. THE GOSPEL AND THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH CANNOT AND MUST NOT BE SEPARATED.