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God's Sovereignty Displayed Through Jacob and Esau
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Jacob — object of love, blessing, mercy, inheritance
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Esau — object of hate, no blessing, no inheritance
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This text refers to individuals — not nations
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The Plain Fact of Election
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There is a difference caused by grace
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God has always had a people for himself — Rom 11:1-10
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The Questions that Arise
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Why did God love Jacob?
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It is by Sovereign Grace
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It is not by Jacob's goodness or merit
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Why did God hate Esau?
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Because Esau deserves it
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All men deserve condemnation — Jhn 3:19-36
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God's justice has sound basis
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Man is to be blamed — not God
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Esau sold God's inheritance
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Esau never repented
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The Truth
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Salvation is all of grace
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Damnation is all of sin
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God gets all the glory for every soul that is saved
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Man gets the blame for every soul that is lost
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God's Choosing — Rom 9:10-18
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He has the right to choose whom He pleases
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He exercises that right
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He is free
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He is not obligated to anyone
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He is totally, fully, completely sovereign
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The Objection of Man — Rom 9:19
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The question of fairness
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God is to blame
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The Scriptural Reply — Rom 9:26-29
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Can man talk back to God?
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Even man exercises some sovereignty — Rom 9:21
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Man doesn't understand God's purposes — Rom 9:22-28
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Apart from God's electing decree — no one would be saved
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The Condition of Man
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Man is not neutral — he is in reverse
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Man always chooses against God
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The Salvation of Man — Rom 9:30-33
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Admit the need of a Savior
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Respond to Christ
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Righteousness is given by God
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Faith in the atonement is the avenue