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XXI. Romans: Why God’s Word Stands -tmp(Rom 9:10-15)
These next few verses wind up being breeding ground for lots of contention. Some have inappropriately used these verses to show that Jacob was “saved” and Esau “damned to hell”. It seems to me that this ignores Paul’s argument at this stage of his defense of the righteousness of God: that being, God’s Word stands [...]
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XX. Romans: God’s Word Stands -tmp(Rom 9:3-9)
The question “what about the Jew” is frighteningly important in it’s historic context. Paul immediately impresses upon the reader how important his kinsmen according to the flesh are since it directly impacts God’s good word. Paul’s not referring to only blood relatives although he makes the blood relation with his countrymen that important. These are [...]
XIX. Romans: The Problem of the Jews (Rom 9:1-2)
Let me start an investigation of the third movement of Paul’s defense by directing attention to Russ’ series on Calvanism. There are many discussions that may arise based on very old arguments that I don’t want to spend (too much) time discussing. Not that the discussions shouldn’t be—but rather it detracts from my purpose of [...]
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Trial -tmp(Gen 3:9-13)
I have an idea why Adam and Eve hid yet even so I think it was futile. I mean, sure we have the whole benefit of seeing God work through history so we have some understanding of what He?s capable of?but so did Adam. He saw that a bunch of animals were made for the [...]
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No Mercy For the Non-Elect? Romans 9