For generations, theologians and Bible students have debated the virtues of predestination.

The conflict, it seems, revolves around man's free will and God's election of saints long

before the earth was formed.

So how do we make peace with this biblical doctrine?

Well today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall answers this sensitive question by using

Romans chapter 10 as his guide.

Along the way, he'll challenge the claim that releases us from personal responsibility,

clarifying that every man

and woman must make a life-defining choice.

Let's resume our study in Romans 10 titled Straight Talk About Responsibility. When you get to chapter 10, you turn to the horizontal.

Because in chapter 10, you realize each one of us is responsible for the truth we hear.

We are free to accept it or we are free to reject it.

And so the Jews are now responsible for their action.

If they reject the Messiah waiting for one yet to come, there are consequences. And one of them is

the Jew is set aside and by the grace of God, Gentiles, like most of us, have the privilege

of hearing and responding to the gospel of Christ. How great is that? In fact, if I were to give a one

sentence statement to describe the 10th chapter, it would be this. God has now rejected Israel because Israel has

rejected the Messiah. It doesn't mean that he keeps his message out of their reach.

Verse 21, the gospel continues to be offered to all. That's grace. As for Israel, he says, all the day long I have stretched

out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people. I love Paul's heart. Chapter 10 is an

analysis of human responsibility. Look at Paul's heart. Brothers, sisters, my hearts desire my

prayer to God for them is for their salvation. He's heartbroken. He remembers those lost

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