◄ Romans 11 Devotional Commentary ►

Romans 11:2

Down through the generations, there has always been a faithful remnant of people who believe God, who trust in His promises, and who know that their Redeemer lives. But many reject the Lord, and when Paul wrote this verse, he knew that the cries of "crucify Him," as the nation of Israel rejected their Saviour, were still fresh in people's minds.

And so Paul asks the question: "Did God reject His people?" Did read more...

Romans 11:6

The Bible tells us that we are saved by grace and that we access this salvation through faith: "For you are saved by grace through faith." Then the Bible tells us that salvation has nothing to do with us. Salvation has nothing to do with our good works, our kind deeds, our generous nature, our offerings in the collection plate, our being baptised in water, our attending a confessional, our going to church on Sunday or Saturday or any other day read more...

Romans 11:11

Sadly, there is an increasing move towards anti-Semitism in the world, which has been imported into the Christian Church, teaching that the Church has replaced Israel! God forbid, as Paul proclaims! Indeed, Paul spends three chapters refuting this unbiblical belief. God has not finished with Israel, which is a truth that has its roots in Genesis where despite Adam's sin, God set in motion His glorious plan of redemption for mankind - and Israel plays an important read more...

Romans 11:12

The Church has not replaced Israel and God has not finished with His chosen people. Should anyone doubt this truth, they should familiarise themselves with three chapters in Romans where Paul details their past history (chapter 9), their present position (chapter 10), and God's future plans for His people (chapter 11).

Due to pride and disobedience, Israel were set aside for a season. Because they rejected their Messiah and read more...

Romans 11:33

The whole of Paul's Roman epistle, is glorifying the wonderful works of God while exposing the depravity of man. It details the glorious plan of salvation and the enormous sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, whereby fallen man is not only released from slavery to sin, delivered from eternal condemnation, and reconciled back to God, but also saved by grace through faith in Him, made a new creation in Christ, made a citizen of heaven and a joint-heir with the Son of read more...

Romans 11:36

What an amazing way to sum up the entirety of Who God is - for from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. All things are from God, all things are of God, and all things are for God and have their genesis in God. Everything has its source and beginning in Him. He is the well-spring of all that exists, for God is the great Creator of everything. And God spoke all things into existence: "And the Word of read more...