On a Roll for Four Thousand Years or So

Romans

On a Roll for Four Thousand Years or So

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Mike Davito preaches the message of Romans 10:5-13

What does $11 billion buy you?

Every year in the United States, this is roughly what Americans spend on self-improvement programs

1. We strive and desire to grow to finally be ‘good enough’
2. We feel guilt, shame, and despair because we are not ‘good enough’
3. We often reframe the standard (a.k.a. lowering the bar) so we can be ‘good enough’

We hear so much about the nation of Israel because in the words of John Piper: “The nation of Israel is a microcosm of the human heart.”

Paul’s vote of life

• The Law is written on the heart of everyone
• Everyone fails to live up to what they know they should
• Everyone condemns themselves
• Everyone needs salvation
• Everyone is at risk of missing the point

Righteousness based on faith in Christ

• There is no one who does not sin 1 Kings 8:46
• A straightforward reading of Dt. 30:11-14
• Dt. 9:4 Israel’s promised land was more based on merit
• Dt. 30:6 circumcision of the heart

One Lord for All

• New identity is made manifest
• No shame – Isaiah 28:16
• Riches