Lesson 8 – Romans 9:1-8; 10:1-17

Lesson 8 
                                                          Truly Jewish

Romans 9:1-8; 10:1-17

Today’s Verse:
Romans 9:8 – 
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for seed.

Sneak Peek

Micah has grown up in a Jewish home all his life. His parents migrated from Israel many years ago, when he was still a few months old. He has been taught by his parents and Rabbi that Jews are the first begotten of God, and people of other religions are just making claims to being followers of “their” own God.

On many recent occasions, however, Micah’s friendship with his bestie, Samuel, has been nothing short of a source of confusion for him. Samuel just became a Christian and has being attending believers class, where he was told that a real Jew is someone who accepts Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, and is righteous by faith and not by deeds, and that anyone can be God’s child, a spiritual Jew. Samuel has been sharing his new found beliefs with Micah.

      What can Samuel tell Micah that will help to clear Micah’s confusion?

Jesus is the only way to God. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  Jesus was Jew as a human and He came to fulfill the law that God gave to the Jews, and because of His sacrifice on Calvary’s cross, EVERYONE, not only Jews, now have access to God. Christians are Christ’s followers. God wants everyone to be Christ’s followers, whether they are Jew or Gentile.

      If you met a Jew today, how will you present the gospel of Christ to him/her?

I’ll start from the very beginning – from Creation to the Slavery to Moses’ Law to Exile to Jesus to Now to Eternity.

I believe they’ll understand that way.

 What Do I See?

Read the entire passage for today Romans 9:1-8; 10:1-17. Write down your Lesson Topic and any Key Ideas you see.

Lesson Topic

Not by Work; But By Faith

Key Ideas

1.       Advantages of  being Jew

2.       Seed of Promise

3.       Zeal but no righteousness

4.       Christ, the end of the law of righteousness

5.       Salvation through confession; Righteousness through believing

Fun Box

How many memory verses can you remember so far? Recite them?

Romans 2:21; Romans 7:7

What Can I Infer?

1.       Outline some of God’s gift to Israel, as seen in 9:4-5

-          Adoption as children

-          Glory

-          Covenants

-          Giving of the law

-          The Service of God

-          The Promises

-          Ancestors of Christ

2.       Who is a true Jew, according to 9:6-8

-          Children of the Promise. Children not of flesh, but of God. Spiritual Children from the lineage of Isaac

3.       From 10:1-7, how does Paul describe the Jewish understanding of being right with God?

-          They have a zeal for God, but lack true knowledge

-          They have their own righteousness, but Ignorant of God’s righteousness and not submissive to God’s righteousness

-          They didn’t understand salvation is complete in Christ – starts and ends with Him

-          They thought that the law gave life

4.       How can a person be truly right with God? Romans 10:8-10

-          Through the Word of faith

-          Confessing Jesus with mouth and believing in heart that God raised Jesus from the dead

Lesson Summary: In one sentence, summarize Paul’s main point in this passage

-          One cannot be righteous by works; one has to put on Christ’s righteousness to be righteous.

What Do I Do?

We should not only be hearers of His Word, but also doers.

Self-Assessment

1.       What steps do you take in ensuring that you regularly preach the gospel?

-          I keep tracts in my purse and share around, or drop on counters, in buses, planes

-          I go out of my way to be friendly to bike riders, and sellers, and ask if they know Jesus. Our conversation about Christ usually starts from there.

-          I encourage myself and my Christian friends by raising topics in the Bible or about a character or a deed of God

-          I share testimonies about God’s goodness in my life, and His awesomeness in the world in general

-          I fast and pray once every week for the salvation of the souls of my loved ones (I’ve been slacking on this a little lately. I need to pick it up and be more committed)

2.       Referring to 10:16-17, what can you do, intellectually or spiritually, to help someone understand his/her need for Christ?

I think I’ll do the same thing I will to preach Christ to a Jew, as I stated above – I’ll start from the very beginning; and ALSO, pray continually for the salvation of their souls.

Weekly Self-Assessment Action Plan

1.       Be more serious with my weekly prayer and fasting program for lost souls

2.       Continually preach Christ.

3.       Spend more time in God’s presence, so as to learn more from Him

4.       Share new knowledge of God with friends

5.       Pray for Christians and Christian leaders all over the world