God's Sovereign Choice
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Rom 9:20
who art thou... The nature of Paul’s reply makes it clear that he is not addressing those with honest questions about this difficult doctrine, but those who seek to use it to excuse their own sin and unbelief.
Isa. 45:9 “Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?”
In
response Paul reaffirmed the reality of God’s sovereignty and the
effrontery of such questions. But who are you, O man, to talk back to
God? Man, the created one, has no right to question God, the Creator.
Paul then quoted a clause from Isa. 29:16 : Shall what is formed say
to Him who formed it, Why did You make me like this?
0 comments:
Post a Comment