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ROMANS 9:16–21 One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?” (Romans 9:19). In our earlier lessons from Romans 9 we saw that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, not by forcing him to sin against his will, but by withdrawing the restraints of common grace. God … Continue reading “GOD’S ETERNAL DECREES”

ROMANS 9:22–33 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it (Romans 9:30–31). As we come to the end of Romans 9 we find Paul saying that God had always … Continue reading “THE STUMBLING BLOCK OF WORKS”

ROMANS 10:1–13 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming (Romans 10:8). True faith is not something difficult to obtain. Paul’s opponents evidently objected to the simplicity of faith, and rejected his claim that the … Continue reading “TRUE FAITH IS IN THE HEART”

ROMANS 9:1–13 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: not by works but by Him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated” (Romans 9:11–13). Paul introduced … Continue reading “ELECTION IS GOD’S PLEASURE”

ROMANS 9:14–15 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion” (Romans 9:14–15). We can distinguish between injustice and “non-justice.” Let us use the term non-justice to mean everything … Continue reading “GOD’S JUSTICE AND ELECTION”

ROMANS 9:16–18 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden (Romans … Continue reading “PHARAOH HAD A HARD HEART”

ROMANS 8:32–34 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is He that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us (Romans 8:33–34). Paul now returns to his great theme … Continue reading “OUR SOVEREIGN GOD JUSTIFIES”

ROMANS 8:31–35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword (Romans 8:35)? Paul continues to reaffirm our security in Christ under the sovereignty of an all-controlling God by arguing that nothing can separate us from Christ. If God is sovereign, … Continue reading “NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US”

ROMANS 8:35–39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us (Romans 8:37). Friedrich Nietzsche, the German nihilist philosopher of the late 19th century, wrote that the true man is a conqueror. He despised the “meek and mild” ethics of Christianity and called on men to live as conquerors, … Continue reading ““SUPERCONQUERORS” IN CHRIST”

ROMANS 11:33–36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen (Romans 11:36). The Bible teaches that history has meaning and purpose. In philosophy and theology, the study of the goal of history is called “teleology,” from the Greek words telos (end, goal) and logos … Continue reading “GOD’S PROVIDENCE IN HISTORY”