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189 lines
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Questioning God's Sovereign Right to Elect Some — <a id="si_2" onclick="return mV('Rom',9,14);">Rom 9:14</a>
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"How shall we respond?"
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"Is God unjust?"
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The implication — "It —not fair!"
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Answering God's Sovereign Right to Election
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Directly — "No, not at all!"
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The explanation
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The instruction to Moses,
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<a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Exo',33,19);">Exo 33:19</a>;
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<a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Rom',9,15);">Rom 9:15</a>
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God's authority revealed — "I will"
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God's mercy and compassion exercised sovereignly
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God's Election and Salvation Is Independent of Man
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Election does not depend on man —will
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Election does not depend on man —effort
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To exert one —self
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To strive hard
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To exhaust one —energy to gain something
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God's Sovereign Authority over Pharaoh
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God raised him up
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God used Pharaoh for God's own purposes
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To display God's power
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To make His Name known
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God hardened Pharaoh —heart
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Pharaoh —heart is already hardened by his own sin nature
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God directs Pharaoh to resist in order to accomplish His purposes
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The Anticipated Human Objection to God's Sovereign Authority
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Man —claim to innocence
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Man —claim to be free from being responsible
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The Glorious Biblical Answer to Man —Prideful Objection to God's Sovereign Authority
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"Who are you, O man?"
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"To talk back to God?"
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The Truth Revealed Through the Potter and the Clay
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The Potter — God
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The clay vessels — man
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God's Eternal Purpose Stated
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The vessels of mercy
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To make known the riches of God's glory
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They were prepared in advance
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The vessels of wrath
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Prepared for destruction
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To display God's patience with rebellion
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To display His power over the rebellious
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God's Eternal Destination for Man Is Never in Conflict with Anyone
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God's Sovereign Election Is Necessary for Anyone to Be Saved
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Our Response to the Truth Stated in <a id="si_5" onclick="return mV('Rom',9,'1-24');">Romans 9:1-24</a>
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