Romans 11: Branches Grafted In
Why do you think the majority of people will not respond to God’s call?
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His tail dragged a third of Heaven’s stars and cast them to Earth. The dragon stood before woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child.
King James
Why might Elijah have missed knowing about all the other Israelites who belonged to God?
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King James
By some surveys, 80 percent of U.S. citizens consider themselves Christian, yet the behavior of many would suggest that they don’t really know God. What percentage do you think know God well enough to know he’s worth dying for? Why do you think that?
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King James
How do you distinguish the difference between compensation and gifts?
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King James
Why did God choose to give to the undeserving?
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King James
Why should we give to the undeserving, including our enemies?
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King James
Why would God allow people to be spiritually deaf and blind?
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King James
How can one person’s failure lead to another person’s success?
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King James
How can one person’s success lead to another person’s failure?
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King James
In what ways might Paul’s love for Jewish believers had differed from his concern for non-Jewish believers? What about those who were not believers?
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King James
If part is acceptable, how do we know the rest has to be too? What does that fact have to do with us?
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King James
Under what conditions would a horticulturist want to graft a wild branch onto a cultivated root stock?
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King James
Why should the branch not boast of its greatness?
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King James
Why would God cut away branches and graft in others?
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King James
What must we do to avoid God’s judgment?
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King James
At what point are people without hope?
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King James
Why is it “contrary to nature” to graft in wild branches?
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King James
Why do people sometimes think too highly of themselves?
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King James
How do we know that God is saving his people and excluding those who merely claim to be his?
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King James
Why is Jesus the fulfillment of God’s promise?
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King James
How is it possible for enemies of God to be made right with him?
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King James
How can someone’s unbelief help others see the truth?
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King James
What is God’s good purpose in allowing people to go their own way?
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King James
What must we do to fully realize that God’s plan is better than ours?
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King James
Why do you think Paul asked if anybody knew God’s thoughts?
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King James
Why do so many prayers have their basis in telling God what he ought to do?
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King James
What effect does debt have upon our lives?
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King James
If what we have from God is a gift, why might we owe him something?