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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's God's prerogative |
Bible Note: Tim: This view simply robs Romans 9 of any meaning whatsoever. The whole thrust of that chapter is that some are "vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory," (9:23) and others are "vessels of wrath prepared for destruction" (9:22). Notice that both sets of vessels were PREPARED for their purposes. There is no logical way of getting around that. In addition, we know that these vessels of mercy are not a particular nation or ethnic group, but rather believers from both Jew and Gentile ethnicities: "even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles." --Romans 9:24 Therefore, the clear reading of Romans 9 tells us: 1. God will have mercy upon whom he chooses (9:15). 2. We are the creation, and have no right to tell the Potter what we shall be used for (9:19-21). 3. Some were prepared for destruction (9:22) 4. Others were prepared for mercy and glory (9:23) 5. Those vessels prepared for mercy are not entire races, but subsets of races set apart for this purpose (9:24). Romans 11:32 does not say that God WILL show mercy to all men. Paul is referring here to the remnant of Israel that will be grafted back in, along with the Gentile "wild olive branches." If you think that "all" here necessarily means "everyone," look back at 11:26. Does his use of "all Israel" mean that every single descendent of Jacob WILL be saved? If you are consistent with the view you are putting forth with regard to 11:32, then by the same logic you must conclude that there will be universal salvation for every member of the twelve tribes. --Joe! |