Romans 9:1-29
AIM: Understand your choice within God's sovereign wrath and mercy
1) Speak truth in Christ, conscience confirmed by Holy Spirit
2-3) sorrow in heart, wishing self-cursed rather than kinsman Israel
10-13) Rebekah/Isaac, twins, God's purpose, election (not works but him who calls) Jacob loved Esau hated (Mal 1:2,3)
14-15) Is God unjust? No, he says to Moses: mercy and compassion is God's sovereign choice (Ex 33:19)
16) No human desire or effort but God's mercy
17) Pharaoh displayed God's power, God's name proclaimed in all the earth (Exodus 9:16,17, 14:4)
18) God mercy whom he wants, hardens whom he wants
AIM: Understand your choice within God's sovereign wrath and mercy
1) Speak truth in Christ, conscience confirmed by Holy Spirit
2-3) sorrow in heart, wishing self-cursed rather than kinsman Israel
- 4-5) adoption to sonship, divine glory, covenants (law, temple, promises),
- patriarchs to Messiah (Matthew, Luke trace lineage)
- Messiah is God (John 1:1, Colossians 2:9)
10-13) Rebekah/Isaac, twins, God's purpose, election (not works but him who calls) Jacob loved Esau hated (Mal 1:2,3)
14-15) Is God unjust? No, he says to Moses: mercy and compassion is God's sovereign choice (Ex 33:19)
- Yet our lives and decisions are part of this "choice". Jer 18:7-10, God announces people will be destruction or blessing but then if those people change for either good or bad - the Lord will not do as he said. Jonah 3:10 and Jeremiah 26:3 are also helpful to think about how God's sovereign choice interacts with our choice.
16) No human desire or effort but God's mercy
- Remember Romans 8:28, Genesis 50:20, truth is same on the flip side of the Sovereignty coin
17) Pharaoh displayed God's power, God's name proclaimed in all the earth (Exodus 9:16,17, 14:4)
- Judgement, salvation to all humble, yet a remnant of wrath (Psalm 76:9-10)
- Think of Shadrach, Meshach, and Adeb-nego. By Nebuchadnezzar's wrath, God's glory was shown and proclaimed throughout the land (Daniel 3:15-27,28,29-30)
18) God mercy whom he wants, hardens whom he wants
- Who does God have mercy on? Think Beatitudes, The parable of the sower and faith comes by hearing (Seven blessings in Revelation explain faith, eternal life and sanctification)
- Who does God harden? Those who ignore, refuse or mock his call for salvation. (Lamb's seventh seal brings prayer and six trumpets for repentance)
- 20-24) Who are humans to talk back to the Creator, we are his work, for His purpose and glory
- Search scriptures like Paul to let the Holy Spirit reveal the mystery for you
- - mouthing off to God: Job 1:22,9:12,40:2 linked to clay/potter Isaiah 45:9
- - clay and potter: Isaiah 29:16, 64:8, Jer 18:6 links to movement/ability Isaiah 10:15
- Recurring theme in Paul's life: 2 Tim 2:20, gold/silver, wood/clay - common verses special use
- See God's kindness and forbearance/patients (Romans 2;4), The Lord works out everything to its proper end - even the wicked for a day of disaster (Proverbs 16:4)