The Message of Romans Quotes

“Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy;—but the Father, for love!’181”
― John R.W. Stott, The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World

“Human beings are comfortable with what is outward, visible, material and superficial. What matters to God is a deep, inward, secret work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts.”
― John R.W. Stott, The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World

“So then, the unbelief of Israel, which in Romans 9 is attributed to God’s purpose of election, in Romans 10 is attributed to her pride, ignorance and stubbornness. The tension between divine sovereignty and human responsibility constitutes an antinomy which the finite mind cannot fathom.”
― John R.W. Stott, The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World

“What God said to Abraham was not 'Obey this law and I will bless you', but 'I will bless you; believe my promise'.”
― John R.W. Stott, The Message of Romans: God's Good News for the World