🍺 This week we work through Romans 11:25–36 and Paul’s sweeping conclusion to God’s plan for Israel, the Gentiles, and all creation.

We discuss Israel’s partial hardening, God’s irrevocable promises, and the mercy that both Jews and Gentiles desperately need. Paul reminds us that no one can boast before God, no one can counsel Him, and no one can place Him in their debt.

The passage ends in worship: all things are from Him, through Him, and to Him. God’s mercy humbles us, His promises steady us, His wisdom silences us, and His glory calls us to praise. 🙌📖

🍉 Anthony: West End Watermelon — Jones Beach Brewing
🍺 Michael: Farina Kölsch Style Ale — Halfway Crooks Brewing

Romans 11 — Gospel Jealousy, Grafted Grace, and the Mystery of Israel

In this episode, we walk through Paul’s powerful teaching in Romans 11: Israel’s stumbling, the riches of the gospel going to the Gentiles, and God’s continuing purpose for His people. 🌿

Paul reminds us that Gentile believers have been grafted in by grace — not so we can boast, but so we can stand in humility, holiness, and awe before the goodness and severity of God. 🙌

We also talk about gospel jealousy, life from the dead, the fullness of the Gentiles, and why God’s promises should lead us to worship, not arrogance.

🍺 Beers this episode:
Anthony — Special Amber by Sprecher Brewing
Michael — Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse Ale by Terrapin Brewing

Grace grafts us in. Pride has no place. Christ gets the glory. ✝️🍻

🎙️ A Remnant by Grace

In Romans 11, Paul asks the question: Has God rejected His people? His answer is clear — certainly not.

This episode walks through God’s faithfulness to His people, the danger of apostasy, the comfort of the remnant, and the mystery of salvation coming to the Gentiles. From Elijah feeling alone to Paul reminding us that God always preserves His people, Romans 11 shows us that the church stands by grace alone.

We talk about:

📖 God’s faithfulness to Israel
🔥 Elijah, Baal, and the loneliness of standing for truth
⛪ Apostasy and the marks of a faithful church
🙏 The remnant according to grace
👀 Spiritual blindness and spiritual vitality
🌍 Salvation coming to the Gentiles

The big reminder: God has not abandoned His people. Denominations may crumble, churches may drift, and believers may feel alone — but Christ will preserve His church.

🍻 Beers Reviewed:
Anthony — Munkle Pils by Munkle Brewing
Michael — Happy Cowboy by Line Creek Brewing

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Romans 10 reminds us that evangelism is not a backup plan—it’s God’s chosen means of bringing His people to faith. 📖

Paul shows that no one calls on Christ without first hearing of Christ, and no one hears unless the gospel is proclaimed. Election doesn’t kill missions; it gives missions confidence. God has ordained both the salvation of His people and the preaching that brings them to faith.

So we proclaim Christ boldly, knowing that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. 🙌

🍺 Anthony brings Nightlock from Fairhope Brewing
🍺 Michael cracks open Best Maid Pickle Beer from Martin House Brewing

The gospel goes out. The Word does the work. And the church gets the privilege of carrying the message. 🎙️

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Episode 292 of the Beers & Bible Podcast walks through Romans 10:1–13 and Paul’s burden for Israel: they had zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Religious passion is not enough if it is aimed in the wrong direction. Paul shows us that our righteousness cannot be built on effort, law-keeping, or personal merit. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

The gospel is not far away or hidden from us. The word is near: confess Jesus as Lord, believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and call upon Him for salvation.

🍺 Michael brings Bamm Bamm Rubble Rubble by WeldWerks Brewing
🍺 Anthony reviews Back in Blackberry by Fairhope Brewing

Zeal needs truth. Knowledge needs heart. And sinners need Christ.

“Whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” — Romans 10:13

In this episode of Beers & Bible, we continue through Romans 9 and wrestle with one of the weightiest sections in Paul’s letter: God’s wrath, God’s mercy, and the righteousness that comes by faith.

Paul reminds us that God is perfectly just in making His wrath known against sin. He does not punish the innocent or act unjustly. The Judge of all the earth always does what is right. But Romans 9 does not leave us only with wrath—it also lifts our eyes to the riches of God’s glory made known in vessels of mercy. Election is not a cold doctrine to be debated in the abstract; it is a doctrine of grace that should lead us to worship.

We also talk about Paul’s use of Hosea and Isaiah, where those once called “not My people” are now called “My people.” The Gentiles are brought in by mercy, not merit. That warning also reaches the visible church: outward membership, baptism, or religious identity cannot save. What matters is not our righteousness, but Christ’s righteousness received by faith.

And, of course, we review two featured beers:

Anthony: Pickleback by Fairhope Brewing
Michael: Black Brevarian by Sprecher Brewing

Romans 9 closes by bringing us to the stumbling stone: Christ Himself. Some stumble over grace because they want to stand on their own righteousness. But whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.

Romans 9 keeps us face to face with one of the hardest truths in Scripture: God is sovereign in mercy, just in judgment, and never unrighteous in anything He does. In this episode, we talk through double predestination, Pharaoh’s hardened heart, the removal of divine restraint, and the potter-and-clay picture that reminds us we are not in a position to put God on trial. Even when we cannot fully trace His ways, we can trust His character. God does not create evil in the sinner’s heart, but He may justly give sinners over to the evil already there, while showing saving mercy to those He rescues by grace.

We also dig into the difference between infralapsarianism and supralapsarianism, and why it matters that God’s election is seen in light of fallen humanity and the glory of His grace in Christ. The big takeaway: these doctrines are not meant to keep us from preaching the gospel, but to humble us, deepen our worship, and remind us that salvation belongs to the Lord.

Beers featured this week:
Anthony — Death By Chocolate Cake by Martin House Brewing
Michael — Cheat Day by Southern Tier Brewing

Romans 9 doesn’t shrink God down to fit our idea of fairness. It lifts our eyes to His justice, mercy, and absolute sovereignty. This episode dives into the hard but beautiful truth that grace is never owed, mercy is always undeserved, and God is never unrighteous in the way He saves. Jacob got mercy, Esau got justice, and that reminder should leave us humbled, grateful, and in awe of a God whose grace is far sweeter than we deserve.

On the beer side, Anthony reviews Landive Farmhouse Ale by Jester King Brewing, and Michael cracks open Daisy Tangerine Wheat by Fat Bottom Brewing.

Romans 9 is a humbling reminder that Jesus is not merely part of the story—He is over all, the eternally blessed God, worthy of our faith, worship, and trust. God’s Word has not failed, and His promises have not fallen short, even when many reject Him. His truth still stands, and His Spirit still works through it.

This chapter also confronts our pride. Salvation is not inherited by family line, earned by effort, or secured by human will. God’s saving purpose has always rested in His promise and mercy. That truth is heavy, but it is also deeply comforting—our hope is not in ourselves, but in the grace of God.

On this episode, Michael cracks open PB & Jam Juice by Mikerphone Brewing, and Anthony brings Mississippi Fire Ant by Southern Prohibition Brewing as we talk through the glory of Christ, the power of God’s Word, and the mercy of God in salvation. Romans 9 leaves no room for boasting in ourselves, only rest in the God who calls, saves, and keeps His people.

Romans 9 starts with weight. Paul doesn’t speak coldly about truth—he speaks through grief. He wrestles with the hard doctrine of election, not by avoiding Scripture, but by submitting to it. At the same time, his heart breaks for his fellow Israelites, a people who had received so many covenant blessings, yet missed Christ. This chapter reminds us that God’s Word must shape our beliefs, and God’s heart should shape our compassion for the lost.

On this episode of Beers & Bible, we talked through the depth of Paul’s sorrow, the seriousness of God’s sovereign election, and the incredible privileges given to Israel that find their fulfillment in Christ.

Featured beers:
Anthony — Concord Grape Sour by Edmunds Oast Brewing
Michael — Easy Drinking Beer by Founders Brewing