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NASB | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. |
Subject: i want a in depth answer on romans 8:28 |
Bible Note: You wrote: "I don't believe God to be supersticious and cross his fingers." That's very good to hear! As you may or may not know, there is a huge heresy in the church these days called open theism, which basically holds that God doesn't know the future because it hasn't happened yet! According to this false teaching, God beomes a really good guesser... "However, if God did not intend for ALL of mankind to be redeemed then why were ALL the sins of the world put on Jesus?" I disagree with many modern-day Christians, because I hold the historic Protestant position that he DIDN'T. "God is all knowing, why wouldn't he just put the sins of the people who would come to repentance?" I believe this is exactly what He did do. http://www.desiringgod.org/library/topics/doctrines_grace/tulip.html http://www.desiringgod.org/library/topics/doctrines_grace/romans_9.html You wrote: "To tell you the truth, I really don't know what to think of Romans 9. But I do know that God is love and that love does not divide by race or position. Pharoah's heart was probably not hardened because he was Egyptian or because he ruled over the Israelites." I absolutely agree. God saves from among both Jews and Gentiles (Romans 9:24), and Revelation clearly shows saints from every tribe, tongue and nation before the throne. "My best guess is that Pharoah was acting like the brother of the prodigal son. What I mean is Pharoah was probably thinking too highly of himself and jealosy and hatred for the Israelites, whom he more than likely considered lower than him, was welling up in his heart because he did not have even the most remote sense of love for them." You don't have to guess. Romans 9:18 explains God's thinking, and Romans 9:10-13 demonstrate that neither position, nor family nor works have anything to do with it. --Joe! |