Subject: Thoughts on Romans 9 |
Bible Note: Greetings Curt! Allow me to quote Robert Shank definition of election. He says it much better than I! :-) "The election to salvation is corportate and comprehends individual men only in identification and association with the elect body." (Elect in the Son, pg. 48) To state election in Rom. 9-11 terms, election concerns the Israel of God. Those who respond to God in faith become part of the Israel of God and thus are elect. Those who do not respond to God in faith are excluded from the Israel of God and thus are not elect. However, according to Rom. 11:23, if they do not persist in unbelief, they too can become part of the Israel of God. My understanding of the purpose of election is focused upon Rom. 11:32. Everything God has done throughout history has been for the express purpose of having mercy upon all. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |