Gifts: September 9th, Romans 10:11-21

If Jesus was the Messiah, why don’t most Jews believe in him—after all, he was Jewish? Israel was offended that people not Jewish could become the people of God. As such, they lost sight of the great purpose God created the Jewish nation—to be a light to all the other nations, that whoever would believe could be saved. It’s easy to bash the Israelites, of course, but we can be so like them. Christians can be very comfy with our salvation and our relationship with God, but lack any fervency to play it forward. Should we not rise to the challenge to share Christ when we live in a city 96% of which is not Christian? I mean, we can’t walk outside without running into lost people.