Posted by William on Jul 08, 2009

Romans 9:19-24:

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?

It is interesting how much time people will spend arguing with God’s justice over people lives, rather than attempting to come to terms with what it actually says.

Just reminded me of the Shai Linne song I posted about some months ago, In Adam All Die. There’s a verse that goes like this:

Adam’s guilt was imputed to his descendents
Global calamity
Major debt, pain, regret, the reign of death- total depravity
And yes, I’m aware that cats were not there
Which opens the door to charges of “that’s not fair”
But God is not subject to fallen notions of fairness
Besides, when it comes to God’s glory, most could care less
We can’t measure how we chase sand treasures
And banned pleasures- similar to our ancestors
So instead of saying if you were there what you would do
Seek your refuge in Adam number two

You can listen to the song here.

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  1. Comment by Paul Mitchell — August 27, 2009 @ 6:20 pm

    This is a very difficult portion of scripture to receive while man is in the center of his own picture. But for me it answers a multitude of questions, to which many people arrive at low, easy, but problematic explanations.
    Verse 14, 15, 16 have helped me also.

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