Matt Morton

Grace Bible Church

“The Reliable King”

Romans 9:1-29

God's faithfulness to the nation of Israel demonstrates that He can be trusted when He makes promises to us. His ways never change, His sovereignty can be trusted, and His mercy extends far.

Romans Outline (so far)

I. Introduction/Theme (1:1-17)

II. All of Humanity Condemned Because of Sin (1:18-3:20)

A. God’s Wrath Revealed (1:18-32)

B. The Moral Man Condemned (2:1-16).

C. The Religious Jew Condemned (2:17-3:8).

D. Everybody is Guilty (3:9-20).

III. Justification: God Gives Us His Righteousness (3:21-5:21)

A. The Work of Jesus In Salvation (3:21-26).

B. Saved Through Faith Alone (3:27-4:25).

C. The Blessings of Justification (5:1-11).

D. Identified With Christ (5:12-21).

IV. Sanctification: Practical Righteousness (6:1-8:39).

A. Dead to Sin, Alive to God (6:1-14).

B. Free From Sin, Servants of God (6:15-23).

C. The Problem of the Flesh (7:1-25).

D. The Power of the Spirit (8:1-13).

E. The Blessings of Adoption (8:14-27).

F. The Security of Salvation (8:28-39).

V. God’s Faithfulness to Israel (9:1-11:36).

The Reliable King

Problem: What About Israel (1-5)?

Thus says the Lord,

Who gives the sun for light by day

And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,

Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar;

The Lord of hosts is His name:

“If this fixed order departs from before Me,” declares the Lord,

“Then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before Me forever.”

—Jeremiah 31:35-36

I. God’s Ways Never Change (6-13).

II. God’s Sovereignty Can Be Trusted (14-23).

III. God’s Mercy Reaches Far (24-29).

Are you willing to trust God even when you do not understand Him?