Where to Find Hope (Romans 11:1-6)

Have you ever felt like you were the only one? 

Being a Christian can feel lonely sometimes. Maybe it's in your family, or in your workplace, or at school. 

What do we do with such alienation? 

This week at Grace, we're in Romans 11:1-10. Paul is continuing his response to the question, "If Jesus is really the Messiah of Israel, why didn't Israel embrace him more?" In this section, he's focused on the role of the remnant of Israel as a proof of God's faithfulness. 

Paul's hope is that by re-focusing our attention away from who has rejected Christ and toward those who have responded to Him, we will grow in our faith and trust in the faithfulness of God. 

Let's do that together this Sunday. 

In Christ, 

Pastor Bob

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I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” 4 But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5 So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

Romans 11:1-6