Questioning God (Romans 9:14-21)

"It's God's fault!" 

When we are upset about something either happening or not happening, we tend to want to find someone to blame. 

Should we ever blame God? 

This week at Grace, we're in Romans 9:14-29, one of the most emotionally challenging paragraphs in the New Testament. It's not that it's tough to understand, but tough to accept. 

The passage deals with objections Paul expects after describing the way that God calls people to salvation. Is it just that God does this? What does it say about how He will treat us in the future? How should we relate to Him? 

Let's work through it together this Sunday at Grace!

In Christ, 

Pastor Bob

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14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” 20 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?” 21 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?

- Romans 9:14-21