Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
their full restoration
Romans 11:11-24 11 So I am asking, they did not stumble into an irretrievable fall, did they? Absolutely not! But by means of their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, making Israel jealous. 12 Now if their transgression means … Continue reading
a remnant chosen by grace
Romans 11:1-10 1 So I am asking, God has not abandoned his people, has he? Absolutely not! Because I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not abandoned his people whom … Continue reading
no difference
Romans 10:11-21 11 Because the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 Because there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek, because the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly … Continue reading
God’s means of righteousness
Romans 10:1-10 1 Brothers, what would please my heart and what I pray to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is that they be saved. 2 Because I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal … Continue reading
the stumbling stone
Romans 9:25-33 25 As he also says in Hosea: “I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved, ‘My beloved.’”[1] 26 “And in the very place where it was said … Continue reading
enduring with much patience
Romans 9:17-24 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh: ” I have raised you up for this exact purpose, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”[1] 18 So … Continue reading
sovereign mercy
Romans 9:9-16 9 Because this is what the promise declared: “About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son.” 10 Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our ancestor Isaac– … Continue reading
my countrymen – cut off from Christ!
Romans 9:1-8 1 I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), because my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit– 2 I have great regret and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 Because I wish that I … Continue reading
already glorified
Romans 8:31-39 31 What then should we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 Without a doubt, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all–how … Continue reading
present sufferings, future destiny
Romans 8:18-30 18 Because I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the glory that will be revealed to us. 19 Because the creation impatiently waits for the sons of God to be revealed. 20 Because the … Continue reading
