Israel: Past, Present, Future

Romans 9:10,11

Chapters 1-3a                Sin

Chapters 3b-5               Salvation

Chapters 6-8                Sanctification

Romans 9-11                 Sovereignty

Chapter 9         Past                  Selected

            - Privileges

Chapter 10        Present             Rejected

            - Problems

Chapter 11         Future

Biblical Considerations

            Romans 9:6

            Romans 11

Key Questions

What method of interpretation is used when handling the scriptures? Literal or spiritual

Major position replacement theology

            - Knox Theological Seminary

                        D. James Kennedy

            - Ligonie Minismes

                        RC Sproul

            - Hank Hanegraff

                        Bible Answer Man

            - The Catholic Church

            - Most Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians

Martin Luther

            - The Nazi researched him

Paul’s unfinished Business

            - Promised by the prophets

            - Priority of the Jewish People

            - Adavantage of the Jewish people

            - Yet we must deal with the Jewish rejection of Christ

            Romans 1:2; 3:1

Why are so few Jewish saved?

            It started well and then?

                        - Acts 2:41 records 3,000 saved

                        - Acts 4:4; 6:7 5,000 were saved

Paul’s outline of Israel’s Privileges

            - They are special

            - They are adopted Deuteronomy 14:1; Jeremiah 31:9

            - They had the glory

            - They had unconditional covenants

            - They had the law

Romans 10

Paul’s heart

Paul’s hurt

Paul’s hurray

Romans 11

May it never be

Look at me

Look at Elijah

Always has a remnant