So the question for Romans 12 through 16 is, how should those who have been justified by grace respond in thier every day lives?

Psalm 107:1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Don't be a selfish complainer, be a Foundation Shaker!

Today we will finish a lengthy but important part of Romans. 

Romans chapter 10 ended with the sobering charge that Israel is a disobedient and obstinate people.Now we have God‘s sovereign choice of Israel on the one hand and Israel’s obstinance on the other. Will God give up on Israel? Will He find a way, despite their disobedience, to preserve and enact His purpose?

These are the questions Paul addresses in Romans chapter 11.

Paul points out that the responsibility is that of the church to spread the Word to everyone.

We have all experienced times when our hearts feel like they are breaking. Death of a loved one, tragedy with a family member, a divorce, or an accident that leaves a friend in a bad health position. Situations like these make our heart heavy and our spirits downcast. The apostle Paul was going through such a time.

Paul pictures God, the great Potter, as facing a seeming conflict of interest. On the one hand, He wishes to show His wrath and exhibit His power in punishing sin. But on the other hand, He desires to bear patiently with vessels of wrath prepared for destruction.

Paul presents a discussion that contains one of the most profound mysteries of the world; Israel must understand God is sovereign.

Romans chapter 9 is one of the key passages in the whole Bible on the sovereignty of God.