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real faith and remember it's all about Jesus. Well howdy guys, guys, we're in Romans chapter 10.

We're going through a great book of the Bible,

one of the most significant pieces of literature,

honestly, in the history of the world,

written by one of the world's most brilliant minds, a man named Paul.

And we've been in Romans 9, 10, and just to catch you up where we find ourselves

at the end of Romans 10 today, he's answering this question,

how do we start or enjoy a relationship

with God so God's in heaven we're on earth God's holy we're sinful God's good

we're bad because of sin we die what happens after we die how do we go to heaven and be with God who makes that decision who makes that choice that's kind of the big concept that he's unpacking in Romans 9 and 10 and And there are basically three options.

Maybe Satan decides who goes to heaven.

If so, that's bad for us because none of us are going to make it.

The other option is maybe we choose.

Maybe some of us get to choose whether or not we go to heaven.

He already told us in Romans 3, 10 and 11,

no one seeks God, no one finds God, no one chooses God.

So those two options were all kindling.

Good news, there is the third option. God could make the choice who goes to heaven

and the point is that none of us have the right to go to heaven but God and his

love and his grace chooses or predestines or elects some of us into this loving eternal relationship with him.

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