1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
What is Paul's desire and prayer to God?
Why Paul prayed for Israel's salvation? Why don't he reach out to them? Is this not a godly desire?
Application:
What will you do when you have a strong desire in your heart?
Do you pray to God when you had a strong desire?
What is Paul witnessing about Israel?
What is wrong in their zeal for God?
What it means that they have zeal for God but not according to knowledge?
What knowledge does Israel lacks?
Where is their zeal for God?
Where should be their zeal for God?
Application:
Do you have zeal for God?
Where is your zeal for God focused on? Is your zeal for God is in right thing according to the truth?
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, "The man who does those things shall live by them." 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' " (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, " 'Who will descend into the abyss?' " (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
What does Israel need to do to receive God's righteousness?
What it means that Christ is end of the law?
Are the believers in Christ are under the law?
What are the main advantages of being not under the law?
Does this mean that we live as we like? How the believers in Christ needs to live?
Application:
Where is your zeal for God focused on? Is your zeal for God is in the right thing according to the truth? (Cont...)What does Moses write about God's righteousness through the law?
What does the righteousness of faith say about God's righteousness?
What we need to do to be saved?
What we need to believe?
Is it not believing in Jesus alone is enough to be saved?
What we need to believe about Jesus is very important?
Do we really need to confess with our mouth?
What is confess means?
What we need to confess with our mouth?
What is the Lord Jesus means?
What is LORD in Old Testament means?
Is it easy to confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus and live under the Lordship of our Lord Jesus Christ?
Does God helps us to confess Jesus as Lord and help us to live under His Lordship?
What happens when we believe and confess?
Application:
Is Jesus your Lord?
Did you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus?
Are you bondservant of Jesus Christ?
Are you allowing Lord Jesus to rule and reign your life?
Summary: List all major differences between the righteousness through the Law and righteousness through faith:
Is this salvation by faith available to all humanity or specific group of people?
What happens to those who call on the name of the Lord?
What is the major difference between Romans 9th and10th chapter?
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"
What do they need to do to call on Jesus?
What do they need to believe in Jesus Christ?
What do they need to hear about Jesus Christ?
What does the preacher/evangelist need to preach the gospel?
Who needs to send the preacher/evangelist?
Whose feet are so beautiful?
Why are the feet of those who preach the gospel so beautiful?
List four basic reason to preach the gospel of peace:
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: "Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world." 19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation." 20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me." 21 But to Israel he says: "All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people."
Did Israel obey the gospel?
What report Isaiah talking about in Isaiah 53?
Who is this Isaiah referring to?
Is Isaiah referring to himself or someone else?
Is it complicated to believe and accept Jesus as their Messiah after reading the Isaiah 53?
Did Israel believe once they see Jesus and His miracle?
How faith comes to a person?
Did Israel hear the gospel?
Whose sound has gone out to all the earth and the ends of the world?
Application: How are you interpreting and understanding the Bible?
Are you just listening to a particular preacher/teacher but not opening the Bible and validate their message?
Are you interpreting the Bible correctly as God wants?
Are you obeying the word of God?
Did Israel understand the gospel?
What is the one of the outcome of Israel's rejection?
Did God rejected Israel because they disobeyed the gospel or rejected Him?
How God responded to Israelites who rejected Him?
What attributes here God demonstrates?
Application:
Did God provoke you through someone to draw you closer to Him?