Fatal False Assumptions

Romans 9

Pastor Joel Sutton; June 5, 2011

Series: God's Plan

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Three Mind-Stretching Questions:

1) Is God unfaithful to His Word? (vv. 6-13)

• No! God has not failed because Israel has failed. True Israel (true believers) have always come to God through His sovereign choice.

2) Is God unjust in His election? (vv. 14-18)

• No! If anybody is lost, the blame is theirs, but if anybody is saved, the credit is God's.

3) Is God unfair in His purposes? (vv. 19-29)

• No! God does not answer to anyone, is not responsible to anyone. God is sovereign and acts according to His own will and purposes.

Three Summary Statements:

1. God's sovereignty glorifies God.

2. God's sovereignty humbles us.

3. God's sovereignty invites us. (vv. 30-33)

Take Home Idea: God is not unfaithful, unjust, or unfair. He is Sovereign with noble purposes we cannot see or understand.