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God's Law gives the promise of life. But why can we not achieve that life by following the Law?

In Romans 10:5, Paul is saying that the Law that God gave Moses can give life. We look today at what that means and why we still need Jesus.

Many Jews and religious people think that if they do enough good stuff, that will get them to heaven. But being zealous about something isn't enough.

Christ is often a stumbling block for religious people because they are looking for righteousness in the wrong place.

When we try to make our salvation about what we have done to attain it, we start relying too much on what we think we can do to get it and to keep it, But we are not able to and when we think we can, we start thinking too much of ourselves.

Some people think that, in the Church Age, God is done with the people of Israel. But a closer look at Romans 9 shows us that He still has plans and a purpose for His chosen people.

God has the sovereign right, as the Potter, to mold His vessels into whatever He pleases, whether for honorable use or dishonorable.

Paul tries to answer questions that people may have before they ask them, such as - is God fair? Is God unjust to exercise His sovereign choice? Why then does God still seem to blame us?

As we look at God's sovereignty, it shows us that justice does not demand mercy. God's righteousness demands mercy, but in His sovereignty, He provides mercy.

Some people wonder, with the focus being on the Church now, is Israel no longer important. Paul, in Romans 9, shows us that Israel was and is still important to us and God.