Romans Week 4: Almost Yet So Far Away The doctrines of election and predestination are always given to those who are saved. It should also make believers thankful, because God chose us by grace—not because we were more worthy than those who remain lost. Are the lost responsible for their choice? Yes 1. (Almost) - Which Righteousness – 1-7 1.1. Paul’s passion for evangelism. – v.1 He believed that the people of Israel could be saved – all of them! And he bel

Romans Week 3: The Potter, Clay, and the Stumbling Stone Sarte – atheist If man is free, then God does not exist. If God exists, then man is not free. If God’s sovereignty is limited by man’s freedom, then who is sovereign? Man, not God. My will never places a limit on God. 1. Sovereignty – What is it really? 1.1. Sovereignty means ultimate authority or power God is in Control – He has the absolute right to do anything according to his own good pleasure. 1.2

Romans Week 2: The Reason for Romans When God’s Ways Don’t Make Sense This section isn’t about humanity but God and His character. · Chapter 9 – Sovereignty of God · Chapter 10 – Justice of God · Chapter 11 – Faithfulness of God 1. Passion of Paul - vv. 1-5 1.1. Paul is emotionally distraught – vv. 1,2 1.2. Paul had a belief that shook him down to the core. – v. 3 Cursed – to be