The following resource is from desiring God.org. Next question. Why look so closely at this chapter? Why

Rome's nine? Why did you pick out Romans nine? Why did you pick out

Romans nine? You might say well because you just saw it on Romans 8 at the National Conference

and this is next.

And that may have had something to do with it.

But there would have been easier places to go and so why did you go

here I'm gonna give you Paul's answer for why we look so closely at Romans 9 and then I'm going to give you Paul's answer for why we look so closely at Romans 9, and then I'm going to give you

Abraham Lincoln's answer.

And then I'm going to sum it up and I think we'll be ready to get into Romans 9. If God's word has

failed for Israel, it may fail for Christians and all the precious promises of Romans 8 may fail.

Romans 9 is Paul's defense of God's covenant with Israel and therefore with the church.

Now you haven't seen any of that. But that's my claim. Here's here

the precious things in Romans 8.

We know that for those who love God,

all things work together for good,

for those who are called according to this purpose.

A favorite verse of millions of people,

and rightly so.

Off the charts important in the Christian life

is Romans 828.

And it's not, I have never, ever resonated with those who chastised the use of Romans

8 as though it weren't relevant for every situation.

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