What is Faith and What is Works?

God’s choice is difficult for us to understand.

1. How do we know who is chosen?
2. How is it fair for those who are not chosen?
3. Is God arbitrary in the way He chooses?
4. Is God unjust because some are chosen and some are not?

We get into trouble when we try and apply the doctrine of God's soverrignty when dealilng with the lost.

How do we know the ones who are chosen and the ones who are not chosen?  The answer is, we don’t; at least not by outward appearance. There is an answer and it’s surprisingly simple. We know who is chosen and who is not chosen by how they respond to Jesus!” (Pritchard, “Stumbling Stone or Cornerstone,” 5/12/2006)

This Lent season is a very good time for us to come to this closing text of Romans 9!  Thus far, we have studied the three primary questions in Romans 9. Today, we will examine the conclusion to this chapter.

Romans 9:30-33 is still dealing with the question of God’s choosing.

Paul concludes his testimony demonstrating that God is just in how He chooses, by saying that God's choice in salvation is demonstrated by those who believe in Jesus.