harvestoc.net blog, Monday, July 6, 2009
Rom 9:1-5 "Sorrow and Anguish for Those in the Shadows" (5-Jul-09 Evening Sermon)
Summary: Is Paul failing to let his yes be yes and his no be no in v1? Or is he revealing something very profound at v2 by telling us that he is saying it "in Christ," and that by the Holy Spirit his conscience bears witness that this is a fact? Indeed, he is saying that v2 doesn't just show his own heart; it shows Christ's! Do we share that grief and anguish? In vv4-5 we find out that we might be in the same danger as the Israelites--after all, who else in history has been in such a nearly identical covenantal position to the Israelites as a church member at Harvest? In Christ ALONE our hope is found; may it be said of us at the judgment: "to them belong Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever, Amen."
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