Family Study Guide for Romans 11

Family Study Guide for December 1 – December 7, 2005
(Read Romans 11 Online)
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Reflections on Romans 11 by Matt Chesner, Coach

“I’d Rather Be Lucky than Good”

Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, John Stockton and Karl Malone. Will Purdue, Craig Hodges, Scott Hastings and Bill Wennington. What do the second group of players have in common that the first group doesn’t? Each player in the first group is a future Hall of Fame player who has never won an NBA Championship. Whereas, the second group is full of players who were lucky just to play in the NBA, but were all also fortunate enough to play with Michael Jordan and win on Championships on his Bulls teams.

We gentiles are lucky like the second group of players. We are lucky that God’s salvation has been offered to us. We reaped the benefits of the Messiah coming to Earth to offer salvation. (First to the Jew, then to the Gentile. -Romans1:16) Romans 11:11 says “…Rather because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.” Chapter 11 also goes on to explain our situation as that of a wild branch grafted to a tree with nourishing sap. We were not naturally meant to have this salvation, but God chose to offer it to us so that his people would see our joy and turn to him.

The Jewish People had all the benefits of being God’s people and yet did not accept God’s means for salvation. Because of this, we were shown the way to salvation so that they would see and come to God. How great our joy should be. What ever the reason, how lucky we gentiles are that the salvation that came through Jesus was not just provided to the Jewish people, but to the whole world.

Questions to Consider:

• What was a time in your life that you benefited from being “Lucky” rather than Good?
• What in my life would someone be envious of that could bring them to God?
• How have you thanked God for extended His salvation to you?

Chapter Outline: (From Jim’s Introduction to Romans)

c. God’s sovereign choice fulfilled (11:1-36)

Finish the Verses for this Chapter:

Consider therefore // the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. Romans 11:22

Oh, // the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33

Sample Questions for Studying

Capitalized words are once-used-words

1. 3 Part : All things (are) what?
2. What if their REJECTION is the reconciliation of the world?
3. Reference : According to Romans 11:26, what is written?
4. 2 Part : How much GREATER riches will their FULLNESS bring if what?
5. He will not spare you EITHER if what?
6. As a result of their disobedience you what?
7. Kindness to you, PROVIDED what?
8. God did not spare what?
9. May their eyes be what?
10. I make much of what?
11. Who is the apostle to the Gentiles?
12. Who is an ISRAELITE?
13. There is a remnant chosen how?
14. What if it were (by works)?
15. Who will turn godlessness away from Jacob?
16. What Israel sought so earnestly it did not WHAT?
17. Who has been grafted in among the others?
18. What will their ACCEPTANCE be but life from the dead if WHAT?
19. 3 Part : God gave them what?
20. Reference : According to Romans 11:22, consider what?

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