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But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, “LORD, who has believed our message?”

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In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the very message about faith that we preach:

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highlighted Romans 9:30-33 NLT

What does all this mean? Even though the Gentiles were not trying to follow God’s standards, they were made right with God. And it was by faith that this took place.

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highlighted Romans 9:22-24 NLT

In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

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highlighted Romans 9:10-19 NLT

This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins.

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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.

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highlighted Romans 9:6 NLT

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!

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highlighted Romans 9:4 NLT

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.

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highlighted Romans 9:3 NLT

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.

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highlighted Romans 9:1-2 NLT

With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.

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highlighted 1 Corinthians 8:1-2 NLT

Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.

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highlighted Romans 8:24-27 NLT

We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it.

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highlighted Romans 8:3-21 NLT

The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.

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highlighted Romans 7:16-25 NLT

But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.

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highlighted Romans 7:8-12 NLT

But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.

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highlighted Romans 7:6 NLT

But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.

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highlighted Romans 7:1-5 NLT

Now, dear brothers and sisters—you who are familiar with the law—don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living?

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highlighted Romans 7:14-15 NLT

So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.

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highlighted Romans 6:18 NLT

Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

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highlighted Romans 6:16 NLT

Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.

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