The Gentiles ..... have attained to righteousness ..... which is of faith. But Israel ..... has not attained to righteousness. Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but .....by the works of the law. Romans 9:30-32...........................Paul gives the answer to his own question. The answer is faith and its object. The Jews were zealous (Rom. 10:2) for the things of God, but their faith was in themselves. They were trusting that they could earn Gods favor by their acts of righteousness. On the other hand, the Gentiles had no holiness to trust in. So, when they heard the gospel that Jesus paid our debt for us, they readily accepted His gift of salvation while the religious Jews could not abandon their trust in themselves for salvation.................. Millions of church people are trying to live holy lives, but they do not have a true faith in Jesus as their Savior. If they were to stand before God and He was to ask them what they had done to deserve salvation, they would immediately start recounting all their acts of holiness; church attendance, giving receipts, etc. Regardless of how good our actions are compared to others, they always come short of the perfect standard of God .....Those who are offended at Jesus are the ones who are trusting in themselves. They feel they will be accepted with God because they are holy enough on their own. It is humbling to admit that all of of our righteousness is as filthy rags (Isa. 64:6
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 18:43:17 +0000
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