The Sovereignty of God (Romans 9:6-13)

Main Point: Chapter 9 begins a new section in Romans. Paul has articulated the gospel of the gracious accounting to sinners of a status of righteousness from God received through faith in Jesus Christ (Chp 1-8), this gospel was mostly rejected by his Paul’s kinsmen/Israel, which raises the question, “Is God Sovereign?”

1. God Is Sovereign-Therefore His Word Does Not Fail, 6a
   a. God’s Choice of an Israel within Israel, 6b
   b. God’s Choice of Isaac, not Ishmael, 7-9
   c. God’s Choice of Jacob, not Esau, 10-13
2. God Is Sovereign-Therefore His People Are Grateful, not Proud.
   a. Sovereignly Saved People are Loved
   b. Sovereignly Saved People are Loving
   c. Sovereignly Saved People are Certain
   d. Sovereignly Saved People are Humbled