QT 19 Jun 18, Rom 9:8, Whole-hearted faith, not church activities saves

Week	Passage	Date	Verse	Thought	Prayer
8	Rom 9:1-7	6/19	Romans 9:8 (ESV) — This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.	It is not who you are or what religious heritage you share that makes a person a true child of God. It is not the church you visit or how much you are involved that makes you a child of God. Verses 4 and 5 show that Israel had it all. And they failed. And they are not children of God. There is a remnant who believed, who are children of God. But becoming a child of God is dependent on a relationship with Jesus Christ which can only be obtained by faith.	Father, help us to realize that it is not church attendance or church involvement that saves us and gives us eternal life. It is a whole-hearted response to the gospel that saves us and nothing else. There are so many in our churches today who are deceived by a false gospel. Open our eyes, I pray.