4-30-2017
"It Depends on His Mercy"
Romans 9

IT DEPENDS ON HIS MERCY Romans 9  I.  HEART-__________ ISSUES FOR PAUL. **What about “___ people?” A.  Not all are/were chosen.  Not all are “children of God” B.  What about _______ used by God?  It doesn’t seem ______ II.  WE ASK SIMILAR QUESTIONS:  A.  What about my ______ ones? B.  What about those of other religions C.  Paul makes clear ___________ Jesus there is no salvation III.  SOME KEY QUESTIONS HERE: A.  Is God ________? B.  What about predestination?  C.  Paul’s reaction to these questions:  Do we have the right to _____ “Why did you make me like this?” D.  The __________ decides about people. IV.  ULTIMATELY WE MAY ASK ALL KINDS OF “_______ QUESTIONS” A.  We can dislike the answers… B.  But we still have a ________ to make V.  SEVERAL KEY TEACHINGS HERE: A.  (#1) The _______  _______ and privileged may abuse their advantages, and may lose them B.  (#2)The less-favored may be exalted to privilege and become partakers of __________ spiritual blessings  C.  (#3) They are wise- who are __________ for the grace and mercies of God, and who _________ Him to do His work in them.