Feb. 22, 2026

“God’s Remnant”

“God’s Remnant”
Romans 11:1-6
Central Idea: God’s present rejection of Israel is not total, because
He always keeps His promises.
How do we know God’s rejection of Israel is only partial and
temporary? (1-6)
#1 - Because God gives an emphatic _____. (1a)
• Paul using the _______ emphatic expression in Greek.
• “rejected” = “to cast _______, to throw _______, to abandon”
#2 - Because of Paul’s own ___________ (1b)
• Paul is saying — I am a _______ Jew.
• The point: God has not _________________ His people.
#3 - Because of God's ______________________ (2a)
• Foreknowledge speaks of the fact God knows ____ __________.
• Foreknew: God set His ______ upon you; _________ you.
• Amos 3:2
• God is not ____________ with the nation of Israel.
#4 - Because of Elijah's _________________ (2b-4)
• Life of Elijah in 1 Kings 17-19
• “I have kept for Myself.”
• A sovereign, gracious God is _____________ to keep a remnant
of godly people for Himself.
#5 - Because of the _________ of God.
• It is God's ___________.
• Salvation is a ________ of God.
• The __________ on which God deals with His people is grace.
Applications
1. No place for anti-semitism among _____________ in Jesus Christ.
2. God will keep His _____________.
• If God is trustworthy in His promises to ___________, then God
is trustworthy in His promises to _____.
3. _______________ is by God’s grace.
• Nothing captured Paul as much as the truth that his salvation
was by grace - totally a ________ from God.
• We, being dead in sin, can do ______________ to initiate and
produce our own salvation.