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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: Dear Tim, After your gracious compliment, I don't mean to insult you, but you ignore the logic of your own position. While you recognize that there are verses which teach that some will be lost because of unbelief, you don't seem to see that this logically implies that not all will be saved. And if you don't have all, you must logically have some. Therefore, it is only necessary to present a verse that says some will be lost to prove that only some (not all) will be saved. But let's stick with the passages at hand, Rom 11:32 and 9:15. What does the verse say? To see better what is does say, look at what it does not say. It does not say that the purpose of the shutting up in disobedience is that God will have mercy on all. And you know from Scripture that some "will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power." So the "may" does not mean "will." So the "may" in this context must mean "to make it possible for." "God did this to make it possible for him to show mercy to all." And this fits with Rom. 9:15 concerning God's prerogative (not necessity) of showing mercy. This is one of many verses that logically says that only some (not all) will be saved. Matt 7:13,14 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and THERE ARE MANY who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and THERE ARE FEW who find it." (My emphasis) Peace, Lionstrong |