Daily Sojourn

Romans 9:26 - The Same Spot

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:06:00 GMT

They were God's chosen people; they had had a unique place in God's purposes; and yet when God's Son had come into the world they had rejected him and crucified him. How is this tragic paradox to be explained? (William Barclay)

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Romans 9:25 - Lo Ammi - Lo Ruhama

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Our vocation or calling is free, and of grace, even as our predestination is: and therefore there is no reason why either our own unworthiness, or the unworthiness of our ancestors should cause us to think that we are not the elect and chosen of God, if we are called by him, and so embrace through faith the salvation that is offered us. (Geneva Bible Translation Notes)

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Romans 9:24 - Divine Voice Mail or Super Tweet

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:07:00 GMT

All the Jews and Gentiles who have been invited by the preaching of the Gospel to receive justification by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and have come to the Gospel feast on this invitation. (Dr. Adam Clarke)

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Romans 9:23 - The Riches of His Glory Shine

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMT

And that he might make known the riches of his glory,.... That is, his glorious riches, the perfections of his nature, his love, grace, and mercy, his wisdom, power, faithfulness, justice, and holiness; all which are most evidently displayed in the salvation of his people, here called vessels of mercy, which he hath afore prepared unto glory. (Dr. John Gill)

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Romans 9:22 - Longsuffering Avenger

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:36:00 GMT

The second answer is this, that God, moreover and besides that he justly decrees whatever he decrees, uses that moderation in executing his decrees, as is declared his singular mercifulness even in the reprobate, in that he endures them a long time, and permits them to enjoy many and singular benefits, until at length he justly condemns them: and that to good end and purpose, that is, to show himself to be an enemy and avenger of wickedness, that it may appear what power he has by these severe judgments, and finally by comparison of contraries to set forth indeed, how great his mercy is towards the elect. (Geneva Bible Translation Notes)

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Romans 9:21 - Universe or Multi-verse - A Question by the Clay

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:45:00 GMT

Alluding to the creation of Adam, he compares mankind not yet made (but who are in the creators mind) to a lump of clay: who afterwards God made, and daily makes, according as he purposed from everlasting, both such as should be elect, and such as should be reprobate, as also this word "make" declares. (Geneva Bible Translation Notes)

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Romans 9:20 - Who Do You Think You Are?

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:37:00 GMT

But when men shall call a solid answer to their groundless conceits about the meaning of the Scriptures, a replying against God, it savours more of the spirit who was seen falling like lightning from heaven, than of His, who saw him in this his fall. (John Goodwin)

Now the heart of the story as we go through the whole of the Scriptures is this, that we are in the midst of a rebel province. The prince of this world is the devil, and he is the god of this age. We are in the midst of the rebel province, and we are God’s underground movement in this world. (Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse, Th.D.)

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Romans 9:19 - Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:13:00 GMT

What a dreadful thing it is to have God against us and to know that He who controls the, very breath of our lives, and all the elements of destruction around us, is compelled by His very nature to deal contrary to us, and to consume us, even as fire must consume every combustible thing that it touches! God is compelled to be against sin, and while He pities the sinner He hates the sin; and while we are against God, His very presence must be to us a consuming fire, and even heaven would be hell to the sinful soul, and it would fly from the awful blaze of His holy glance as from a lightning flash and long to hide itself in hell. (A. B. Simpson)

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Romans 9:18 - Hardened

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:37:00 GMT

The Lord will not save those whom He cannot command. He will not divide His offices. You cannot believe on a half-Christ. We take Him for what He is—the anointed Savior and Lord who is King of kings and Lord of all lords! He would not be Who He is if He saved us and called us and chose us without the understanding that He can also guide and control our lives. (A. W. Tozer)

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Romans 9:17 - Appointed with a Purpose

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:55:00 GMT

Now he answers concerning the reprobate, or those whom God hates who are not yet born, and has appointed to destruction, without any respect of unworthiness. And first of all he proves this to be true, by alleging the testimony of God himself concerning Pharaoh, whom he stirred up to this purpose, that he might be glorified in Pharaoh's hardening and just punishing. (Geneva Bible Translation Notes)

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