REJECTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN

Romans 10:16-11:10 Bible Study Questions

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1. What does the gospel (‘glad tidings’ in NASB; ‘message’ in NIV) literally mean (10:16)?



2. Did everyone believe the gospel who heard it (10:16)?



3. Copy the OT quote in verse 10:16 which gives evidence for this unbelief.



4. Where does faith come from (10:17)?



5. Is it because Israel had never heard the gospel that they did not believe in Christ (18)?



6. These two verses prove that Israel did hear but as a nation did not believe Christ (19-20)? What is it that God said He would do if Israel turned away from the truth?



7. Does God’s rejection of Israel mean He doesn’t care for them (10:21)?



8. God hasn’t totally rejected His people Israel. What example does Paul give us in 11:1?



9. Which Israelites did He did not reject?



10. What example does Paul give to prove that He has not rejected all Israelites (see 11:2-4)?


11. Paul described his own era as being (please circle one of the following)

12. What are those chosen and reserved by God called in verse 5?



13. Try to put in your own words the phrase “and if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace” (11:6)? Do your best!




14. Circle one of the two principles below that God uses in saving His people (see 11:7).

a) Those who work the hardest for Him are saved.

b) Those who had not really been seeking received salvation because they were chosen.



15. God uses the ‘hardening’ of hearts and minds as a means of judging people. Describe the
various ways Paul describes this process or the results of this hardening (11:8-10).



16. List at least two changes you desire to take place in your life because of these verses:

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Bonus questions on Romans 10:1-15 Do the Jews have any excuses for not believing in Christ? Explain. Compare this hardening of the Jews with the hardening or ‘the letting go’ of the pagans in chapter 1. If you have time, think how Psalm 19 applies to these two groups.

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