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22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? Romans 9:22-24.
What if God? God in the exercise of His sovereign right can save one person and punish another. He uses His almighty power to draw the wicked to repentance which does nothing but harden them in evil. It seems these men, who are vessels of dishonor fitted for destruction are not pardoned or corrected by God's grace. It seems to me they are for no other use but to be examples and subjects of God's justice.
Then according to His sovereign will God has regard for His elect who are from all the nations of the world, and these He will not destroy but make them partakers of His abundant mercies in Christ. ( To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory., Col 1:27 ) These are the vessels of mercy appointed by God to be subjects of His soverigne grace. These were predestined to heavenly glory, giving them the means of grace to attain salvation. (even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love Eph 1:4.)
who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, 2 Tim 1:9.
That's all pretty powerful and humbling.
Thoughts? Agree?
What if God? God in the exercise of His sovereign right can save one person and punish another. He uses His almighty power to draw the wicked to repentance which does nothing but harden them in evil. It seems these men, who are vessels of dishonor fitted for destruction are not pardoned or corrected by God's grace. It seems to me they are for no other use but to be examples and subjects of God's justice.
Then according to His sovereign will God has regard for His elect who are from all the nations of the world, and these He will not destroy but make them partakers of His abundant mercies in Christ. ( To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory., Col 1:27 ) These are the vessels of mercy appointed by God to be subjects of His soverigne grace. These were predestined to heavenly glory, giving them the means of grace to attain salvation. (even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love Eph 1:4.)
who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, 2 Tim 1:9.
That's all pretty powerful and humbling.
Thoughts? Agree?