Romans 9:6-13

Romans 9:6-13

Salvation is not of Works but of Him that Calleth

Rom 9:6  Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

Rom 9:7  Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Rom 9:8  That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Rom 9:9  For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.

Rom 9:10  And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;

Rom 9:11  (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Rom 9:12  It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

Rom 9:13  As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

1. Those That Are Called by God’s Word Are the True Elect – vs. 6a*
1. The question that Paul poses is integral to the discussion. If Israel could resist the mercy of God through unbelief does that mean that God is not in control of the will of man? Is God powerless to overcome the rebelliousness of the human heart? If such things were true, there would be no hope for us all. Because there is none that seek after God.

                                                              i.      Peter is supremely confident in the election of the believers in his church.

1.      1 Peter 1:2 

                                                            ii.      The question is, how can he be so confident. Peter is not willing to leave this to the imagination, so he explains.

1.      1 Peter 1:19-25 

2. Not All the Descendants of Abraham are Truly Called – vs. 6b*
1. The true Children of Israel are the called ones – vs. 7*

                                                              i.      Isaac responded to the call of God; therefore, his line preserved the godly lineage. Ishmael even though he was a son of Abraham, and his mother was a woman of faith did not ultimately respond to the call of God.

1.      The quotation that Paul sites from Scripture, again, shows the election of Isaac, because the prediction was made before he was born.

a.       Genesis 21:12 

2.      Peter demonstrates the calling of the elect out of the Jewish nation when he says the following.

a.       1 Peter 2:9 

2. To be born a Jew does not mean that one automatically believes in the One True God. There are plenty of examples of Jews in the OT who were not saved. – vs. 8*

1.      1 Kings 19:10 

2.      1 Kings 19:18 

                                                            ii.      Sara had to have faith in God’s Word. – vs. 9*

                                                          iii.      Rebecca had to have faith in God’s Word. – vs. 10 *

3. Those That Are Called to Faith in God’s Word Are Chosen Before Time Began. – vs. 11*
1. This verse is a summary of everything Paul has said up to this point. Election is an act of God that is based in no merit of our own. The point of this is to show us that salvation is not of works, but because of the mercy of Christ alone.

                                                              i.      Ephesians 1:4-5 

2. Paul gives us two scriptural proofs for unconditional election. – vs. 12-13*

                                                              i.      Scriptural proof number one. – vs. 12*

1.      Genesis 25:23 

                                                            ii.      Scriptural proof number two. – vs. 13*

1.      Malachi 1:2-3