Sunday on Monday - July 13th, 2026
Yesterday, we asked an important question from Romans 10:18–11:10: Is God through with Israel?
Paul’s answer is clear: absolutely not!
Israel’s unbelief was real, and their resistance brought serious consequences. But their failure did not mean God’s Word had failed. God had not completely rejected His people. Paul himself was proof, and so was the faithful remnant of Jewish believers whom God had saved by grace.
The word grace is central to the passage. Romans 11:6 says, “If it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.”
Grace is not God adding a little help after we have done our best. Grace is not a boost that carries our good works across the finish line. Grace is God giving us what we could never earn, reach, or deserve.
The majority of the Jewish people could not accept God's grace.
People are not saved by grace plus effort, grace plus morality, grace plus religious background, or grace plus Bible knowledge. We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
That means this passage is not only a warning to Israel. It is a warning to every religious heart. We can be sincere, moral, active in church, and knowledgeable about Scripture while still trusting ourselves instead of Jesus.
Do not use religion to protect yourself from grace. The only righteousness that saves is the righteousness God gives through Jesus.
Next Sunday, we will continue in Romans 11 and see that Israel’s stumbling is not the end of the story. God’s purpose is not finished, and His plan is still unfolding with both mercy and faithfulness.
