More in Romans…
Now we move right into Romans 10…
Romans 10:1-4
1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.
2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
3 For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Read Romans 10:1 and compare it to Romans 9:1-5 and then answer the questions below.
Do you believe Paul wants the people of Israel to be saved?
Yes No
Does Paul appear to be mad at them because they did not believe?
Yes No
Look up and read John 8:48-59, Luke 23:13-25, Acts 7:51-60.
Do you think Paul had a reason to be mad at the Jewish people who did not believe?
Yes No
Look up and read Acts 8:1-3. Did you know that the Saul in this verse is the Paul who God is using to write the book of Romans?
Yes No
Look up and read Acts 9:1-22. What happened to Saul/Paul? Circle the right answer.
He kept killing people who believed in Jesus
He was saved and started proving Jesus was the Christ.
Read Romans 10:2. What did Paul know about the Jewish people?
they have a zeal for God, but __ __ __ in accordance with __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
After reading these verses in Acts does it help you understand why Paul was able to not hate those who did not believe in Jesus yet?
Yes No
Read Romans 10:3 and answer the following questions.
What did they not know about?
God’s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
What did they do because they did not know?
they sought to establish their __ __ __ righteousness
What did they not do?
subject __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ to the righteousness of __ __ __
Read Romans 10:4. Who is the end of the law of righteousness to everyone who believes?
__ __ __ __ __ __
Look back and read Romans 3:19-26 and Romans 7:7. Why did God give us the Law?
Answer True or False (T or F).
_____ He was bored
_____ He wanted us to know we needed Jesus
_____ He wanted us to know we were sinners
_____ He thought we’d be good if we knew the rules
THINK ABOUT IT…
Remember God gave us the Law to point us to Jesus. As we try to keep the Law we realize we can’t. As we learn about Jesus we realize that He was the only One who ever could keep the Law of God. He is the only One who has ever lived on this earth and fulfilled God’s Law and never sinned.
It’s like Jesus stands at the finish line of a race and as we try to run it we trip and fall all over the law of God because we just can’t make it over the obstacles because of our own sin.
When we realize that we cannot make our own selves righteousness and we call out to Jesus to save us, He does. He comes to us and picks us up and carries us to the finish line.
As long as we are connected to Him we will finish the race!