When Advantages Aren’t Enough (Romans 9:1–5) - Pastor Ian Abad

You can have every spiritual privilege — the right heritage, the right habits, the right theology — and still miss the only One who can save you. In Romans 9:1–5, Paul’s anguish over Israel reminds us that God’s gifts are meant to point us to Christ, not replace Him.

In this message, Pastor Ian unpacks the danger of confusing proximity to God’s things with intimacy with God Himself, and invites us to trust not in our résumé, but in the true Advantage — Jesus Christ, who was cut off so we could be brought in.