To show that God can give His mercy to whomever He likes, Paul gives three examples from Israel's history in Scripture. Paul insists that God will keep all His promises to Israel, but that not everyone physically born an Israelite will be saved from God's wrath (Romans 9:4–7). These include national adoption, showing them His glory, the covenants, the law of Moses, the worship at the temple, the promises, the patriarchs, and the ancestry of Christ. Paul finds Israel's rejection of the Messiah all the more sad because God has given to her so many privileges as His chosen people. Shockingly, Paul says that he could wish that he would be cut off from Christ if, presumably, his people would come to Him (Romans 9:1–3). Paul has gone to great lengths in Romans to show that the law cannot save. A few had believed, but Paul knew the majority of Jewish people were trusting the law to save them from God's wrath. He was in such anguish for his people because they had, as a nation, rejected Christ. He and his father both served as Pharisees. Paul was both Jewish and a Roman citizen. Paul begins by declaring how heartbroken he is about the state of his people Israel. These involve both Israel's place in God's plans and God's own character. Romans 9 tackles challenging and hard-to-follow issues. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Dake it is safe to assume that those who propagate keeping the Ten commandments are in reality Commandments or Law breakers and not following God but mans ideology or ideas.14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. Since most groups and individuals donot follow these same punishments as researched by the late Mr. Those who follow the philosophy of keeping the Ten Commandments should / would also have to keep the Punishments as well. Such activities are called by God as ‘Abominable customs’ (Lev 18:30) and could have gotten a sinner cut off from Israel.) (Also in Leviticus 18:1-30 we are given a list of sins that Israel was to avoid in regards to showing a family members nudity, sexual relations with another mans wife, sodomy, bestiality and more.
We have an example of covetousness leading to the death penalty. IF indulged in it leads to breaking other commandments carrying the physical death penalty. Was applied at times, The Law was ‘life for life’, ‘eye for eye’, ‘tooth for tooth’ĭeath is not stated in connection with covetousness in particular but this is sin. Thievery from others (Stealing goods, money -etc) This includes stealing and selling men, women and children for slavery… See: Psalm 69:28, 1Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:19-21, Colossians 3:5-6, Revelation 3:5 and Rev 22:18-19Ĥ Death for defiling Sabbaths and for any kind of work thereon
Dakes taught in the notes from:įor this sin God specifically said he would blot names out of the book of lifeįor this sin God said he would blot out names out of the book of life The last paragraph is my own addition to what Mr. DISCLAIMER: I DONOT own the following teaching, I simply borrowed it from a book I currently own.