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NASB | Romans 9:15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 9:15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOMEVER I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOMEVER I HAVE COMPASSION." [Ex 33:19] |
Subject: Mercy Essential? |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe! Thanks for the response! I have two problems with your position. 1) There are other interpretations of Rom. 9:22-23 than the one you propose. I'll deal with this passage in more detail in my ongoing posts about Romans. But let me make a couple of short comments. The focus of chapter 9 is that God has extended His mercy to the Gentiles, while Israel (on a whole) is rejecting Him. Thus, the quotes from the OT are used to prove that God has a right to extend His mercy to whomever He wishes. The quotes from the Potter passage in the Old Testament deals with the fate of nations, not individuals. So, a quick summary of chapter 9, from my perspective, would be: God has every right to have mercy on the Gentiles (vessels of wrath). 2) While Romans 9 can be viewed in various ways, the clear statements of Scripture about God's intention to have mercy on all, desire to save all, ect... are not vague whatsoever. I'm not trying to be a smart-alex, but I have a problem with any "theory" that demands we change every verse which says "all" to "some". The reason I issued the challenge to show one verse that "clearly" states that God elects only certain individuals AND rejects the rest is because it simply doesn't exist. So, I have to choose between a possible interpretation of Romans 9 or a host of clear catergorical statements. Personally, I'll take the clear statements at face value. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |