Even as they struggled to believe in their obstinance and contrary nature, does God reject His people?

How does faith come about in an unbelieving heart? What do we make of people who both hear and understand but continue stubbornly reject God’s Word?

If the law does not save, then how is someone saved?

What is the wrong way to pursue right standing with God?

What is the wrong way to pursue right standing with God?

Paul defends God’s sovereign righteousness by calling into question anyone’s ability to answer back to God. The clay has no right to question the potter. God has the just right to show both his wrath and his mercy to whom He will for His glory–from both Jew and Gentiles. He quotes Hosea and Isaiah to […]

Paul answers the objection that the exclusion of unbelieiving Israel calls into question the justice of God. Rather, God is able to be merciful to whom He will be merciful. He also justly hardens whom He wills… He can elect whom he will for his purpose.

Paul assures that Israel’s rejection of Jesus does not mean that the Word of God has failed. He distinguishes children of the flesh and children of the promise. This all highlights the purpose of God’s election as seen in they way he called Jacob over Esau.

1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,[a] my kinsmen […]

17 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And […]