Romans Chapter 9
I’m keeping it 100 in Christ, no cap, my conscience is vibing with the Holy Spirit.
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Got some heavy feelings and deep sorrow in my heart, fr.
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
I’d even take the L for my fam, my people according to the flesh.
For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: {accursed: or, separated}
They’re the real Israelites; they received the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the service of God, and all the promises, straight up.
Who are Israelites; to whom {pertaineth} the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service {of God}, and the promises; {covenants: or, testaments}
They hold the OGs, and Christ came through them, who’s over all, blessed by God forever. Amen.
Whose {are} the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ {came}, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Don’t get it twisted, the word of God is still fire. Not everyone from Israel is genuinely Israel, no cap.
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they {are} not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Just ‘cause they’re Abraham’s crew doesn’t mean they’re all his kids: Isaac’s where the promise kicks in.
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, {are they} all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Basically, the kids of the flesh ain't the real deal; the promise kids are the actual heirs.
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these {are} not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
This is the promise: “I’ll be back at this time, and Sarah’s gonna have a son.”
For this {is} the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
And it’s not just that; when Rebecca got preggers by our dude Isaac, it was a total vibe.
And not only {this}; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, {even} by our father Isaac;
For the kids who ain't even been born yet, not vibing with good or bad, God’s plan is on lock, not about the hustle, but who He calls, periodt.
(For {the children} being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
It was said to her, the older one's gonna serve the younger, no cap.
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. {elder: or, greater} {younger: or, lesser}
Like, it’s written, Jacob's my fave, but Esau? Nah, he’s sus.
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
So what’s the tea? Is God being shady? Nah fam, that ain't it.
What shall we say then? {Is there} unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
He told Moses, I’ll show mercy to whomever I want, and I’ll vibe with who I vibe with.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
So it’s not about who wants it or who's grinding, but it’s all about God showing mercy, fr.
So then {it is} not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Scripture says to Pharaoh, I raised you up for a reason, to flex my power through you, so everyone knows my name, lit.
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
So, He shows mercy to who He wants, and hardens who He wants, no cap.
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will {have mercy}, and whom he will he hardeneth.
You’re gonna ask me, why does He still point fingers? Who can resist His vibe?
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
But wait a sec, who are you to talk back to God? Can the creation ask the Creator, why’d you make me like this?
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed {it}, Why hast thou made me thus? {repliest...: or, answerest again, or, disputest with God?}
The potter’s got mad skills with the clay, crafting some vessels for honor and others for the less honorable, no cap.
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
What if God, flexing His wrath and showcasing His power, puts up with the vessels of wrath that are just waiting to be wrecked?
{What} if God, willing to shew {his} wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: {fitted: or, made up}
He’s trying to show off the riches of His glory on the mercy vessels He set up for the glow-up, fr.
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Even us, who He called, not just the Jews but also the Gentiles, like, that’s lit!
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Just like He said through Osee, “I’ll call them my peeps who weren’t my peeps; and her beloved, who was not beloved.”
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
And it’s gonna be a vibe where they said, “You’re not my people;” they’ll be called the children of the living God, periodt.
And it shall come to pass, {that} in the place where it was said unto them, Ye {are} not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Esaias is out here saying about Israel, even if the kids of Israel are like the sand on the beach, a remnant’s gonna be saved, no doubt.
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
He’s gonna wrap it up and keep it righteous: the Lord’s gonna do a quick work on the earth, no cap.
For he will finish the work, and cut {it} short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. {the work: or, the account}
And as Esaias said before, if the Lord of Sabaoth hadn’t left us a seed, we’d be like Sodoma, straight up Gomorrha vibes.
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. {Sabaoth: Heb. hosts}
So what’s the tea? The Gentiles, who weren’t chasing righteousness, actually snagged the righteousness that comes from faith, that slaps!
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
But Israel, chasing after the righteousness vibe, didn’t catch it, no cap.
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Why's that? 'Cause they weren’t about that faith life, just flexing their works. They totally stumbled over that stumblingstone.
Wherefore? Because {they sought it} not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
As it’s said, "Check it, I’m dropping a stumblingstone and a rock that’s kinda sus: whoever believes in him won’t be shook."
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. {ashamed: or confounded}