Some may protest that God is not fair or just in doing what Romans 9 says concerning having mercy on whom he will have mercy, while not having mercy on others who will go to destruction. But we should not think we are wiser than God and surpass Him in goodness.
We all must be humbled before the cross of Christ and simply be thankful we have been elected to salvation and changed to be vessels of God's mercy to the praise of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who works all things for good and this goodness comes to the elect because of God's infinite wisdom in saving sinners-Jews and Gentiles alike-providing in Jesus Christ all that is needed for us to be snatched from the kingdom of darkness and brought into God's kingdom of light.
He does all this for us. We cannot make this transfer by our own might, wisdom, will, reason, social status, or ethnicity. God saves from first to last. He alone is our Saviour and we confess Him as LORD and GOD as Thomas did when Jesus appeared to Him after being resurrected, and we serve Him from hearts of gratitude and praise.
(I encourage reading of this article by John Piper: "The Great Work of the Only Wise God" from which I used many of his thoughts in these postings, though I did not footnote correctly.)
Some may protest that God is not fair or just in doing what Romans 9 says concerning having mercy on whom he will have mercy, while not having mercy on others who will go to destruction. But we should not think we are wiser than God and surpass Him in goodness.
We all must be humbled before the cross of Christ and simply be thankful we have been elected to salvation and changed to be vessels of God's mercy to the praise of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who works all things for good and this goodness comes to the elect because of God's infinite wisdom in saving sinners-Jews and Gentiles alike-providing in Jesus Christ all that is needed for us to be snatched from the kingdom of darkness and brought into God's kingdom of light.
He does all this for us. We cannot make this transfer by our own might, wisdom, will, reason, social status, or ethnicity. God saves from first to last. He alone is our Saviour and we confess Him as LORD and GOD as Thomas did when Jesus appeared to Him after being resurrected, and we serve Him from hearts of gratitude and praise.
(I encourage reading of this article by John Piper: "The Great Work of the Only Wise God" from which I used many of his thoughts in these postings, though I did not footnote correctly.)
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