ROMANS 9: Predestination and Reprobation
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If Israel is God’s chosen people, to whom these glorious temporary blessings have been given (v 4-5), then why are so few ethnic Jews actually saved? Why are the accursed and cut off? Why are the Gentiles coming to faith in Christ in large numbers, but ethnic Jews are refusing to believe in Jesus?
You may not like the answer Paul gives, but we have to deal with it.
Two basic answers:
Just because you are ethnically Jewish does not automatically guarantee that you will be saved—that was the presumption of the Jews. They thought they were automatically going to heaven based on their lineage or ethnicity.
God chooses some people to be saved, while passing over others who will not be saved—this is how God has always done things.
Dr. Sean Cole explains the difficulty of Romans 9 and also addresses the difficult doctrine of reprobation.
He also answers the following four objections:
Unconditional election makes God appear unfair or unloving. God is not obligated to save anyone; therefore, His choice to save some does not imply unfairness.
If unconditional election is valid, then God must be blamed for sinners ending up in hell instead of sinners freely rejecting Christ and facing the consequences of their choices.
God predestines only a small group to heaven while condemning the rest of humanity to hell.
If God has already determined who is elect, why should we pray for and evangelize the lost?
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40 Days in Philippians: Finding Joy in Jesus: https://g3min.org/shop/books/g3press/40-days-in-philippians-finding-joy-in-jesus-sean-cole/
Your Identity in the Trinity: Discovering God’s Grace in the Gospel: https://rb.gy/yoa223
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