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Al Barringer

Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God’s offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it.

Mar 24

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highlighted Romans 11:10 NLT

Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs be bent forever.”

Mar 24

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highlighted Romans 11:9 NLT

Likewise, David said, “Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble, and let them get what they deserve.

Mar 24

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highlighted Romans 11:8 NLT

As the Scriptures say, “God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear.”

Mar 24

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highlighted Romans 11:6 NLT

And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.

Mar 24

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highlighted Romans 11:5 NLT

It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them.

Mar 24

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highlighted Romans 10:17 NLT

So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 10:13 NLT

For “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.”

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 10:12 NLT

Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 10:11 NLT

As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 10:10 NLT

For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 10:9 NLT

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 10:1 NLT

Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.

Mar 23

Al Barringer

highlighted Romans 9:30 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.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 9:26 NLT

And, “Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 9:24 NLT

And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 9:18 NLT

So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 9:16 NLT

So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 9:15 NLT

For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”

Mar 23

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highlighted Romans 9:13 NLT

In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”

Mar 23

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