#799 – Selfless Love for the Lost (Romans 9:1–3)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Paul longs, with extraordinary love, for others to know Christ. In light of the cross of Jesus, we must be filled with compassionate resolve for others to hear the gospel and trust in Christ.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.
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0:04.0	Romans chapter 9 verses 1 through 3
0:10.0	I am speaking the truth in Christ. I am not lying. My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit,
0:17.8	that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
0:22.2	For I could wish that I myself were a cursed. unceasing anguish in my heart.
0:22.5	For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my
0:28.0	brothers, my kinsman according to the flesh. I don't even know how to comprehend what I just read. Paul just
0:41.5	said talking about his desire to see his people, specifically Jewish people,
0:50.0	come to know the gospel, the truth about Christ.
0:55.0	He says, I am speaking the truth, I'm not lying.
0:59.0	My conscience bears witness in the Holy Spirit.
1:03.0	Like what I'm saying is no exaggeration.
1:06.9	He says, I have great sorrow unceasing anguish in my heart like it won't go away it's unceasing as God is my
1:18.0	witness this anguish in me will not go away. Then he says I could wish that I myself were
1:26.3	a cursed and cut off from Christ for the could so that the Jewish people would know salvation in Christ.
1:47.0	Obviously Paul knows he can't give up his salvation but he says God is my witness like this is the way I feel in
1:56.2	my heart I would give it all up I would throw myself into hell so that they could go to heaven,
2:06.5	so that they can experience life in Jesus.
2:09.3	And that's how bad I want them to come to know Jesus. And I think, what a statement.
2:22.4	Like would I say that? What a statement? statement?
2:23.0	Like would I say that?
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