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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 9:30-33 - The Stumbling Stone

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Romans in Outline No. 97

1.1  WHAT ROMANS 9 IS ALL ABOUT

2.1  The special privileges of Israel

Romans 9:1-5

2.2  The true Israel

Romans 9:6-8

2.3  The line is not of Esau, but Jacob

Romans 9:9-13

2.4  God in sovereignty gives mercy to whom, He chooses - but they must not harden their hearts against Him

Romans 9:14-18

2.5  Vessels fulfill the master's purpose

Romans 9:19-24

2.6  God saves a believing remnant of Jews and Gentiles who will believe in Him

Romans 9:25-29

1.2  WHY THE GENTILES OBTAINED WHAT THE JEWS DESIRED

Romans 9:30-31

2.1  Gentiles obtained righteousness by faith

Romans 9:30

2.2  Israel failed to obtain righteousness

Romans 9:31

1.3  WHY ISRAEL FAILED TO OBTAIN RIGHTEOUSNESS

Romans 9:32-33

2.1  Because they pursued works, not faith

Romans 9:32a

2.2  Because they stumbled at Christ

Romans 9:32b, 9:33

3.1  THE SAVING STONE

Isaiah 28:16 (Quoted here)

1 Samuel 2:2

2 Samuel 22:2-3

Psalm 61:2

Psalm 95:1

3.2  THE STUMBLING STONE

Isaiah 8:14 (Quoted here)

Psalm 118:22-23

1 Corinthians 1:23-24

2.3  Because they missed God's promise

1 Peter 2:6-8
"…in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious…"
He that believeth on him Unto them which be disobedient
Shall not be put to shame (disappointed) And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense
Unto you who believe he is precious Even to them who stumble at the word, being disobedient whereunto also they were appointed.

Romans 9:30-33

30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness of faith; 31 but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. 33 As it is written: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." (NKJV)

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