Week 18 of 31
Week 18The Defense of the Gospel

God's Sovereign Choice

Romans 9

Paul expresses anguish for Israel and defends God's sovereign right to show mercy on whom He wills. God's purposes in election stand, not based on works but on His call.

Romans 9

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I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.

Key Themes

God's sovereigntyElectionIsrael's rejectionMercy and hardeningPotter and clay

Logic Words to Notice

forbutwhat shall we say thenso then

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