Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for April 26, 2020

Making the Impossible Possible

Romans 10:1-13

Sense the lostness of all sinners (1-4)

-problem: Jewish rejection and Gentile acceptance (Romans 9-11)
-misunderstanding and misuse of the law (9:32)
-historical microcosm
-Paul’s desire, description and declaration

1. See the simplicity of the message (5-10)

• comparison: the faith-basis of righteousness (5-6a, Lev. 18:5)
• confirmation

♦ prohibition (6b-7, Deut. 30:11-14)
♦ proclamation (8)

• appropriation: heart and mouth (9-10)
• qualification

2. Celebrate the remedy of salvation (11-13)

• no shame (Isa. 28:16)
• no distinction (Joel 2:32)
• call, all, enthrall…

3. So what?

• Because God makes the impossible possible through Christ, rely on Him and relay His message.
• Remember “…the Bible tells me so.”
• Resist the lure of becoming a “closet” inclusivist.
• Taste the sweet medicine of the gospel daily.
• “The great Physician now is near, the sympathizing Jesus; He speaks the drooping heart to cheer. Oh! Hear the voice of Jesus…” (W. Hunter)