_THE STORY OF JACOB_ ‘Jacob have I loved.’ Romans 9:13 It has been said as a paradox that ‘there is nothing so disappointing as failure, except success.’ The study of the character of Jacob illustrates the truth of the paradox, for we find that at the outset of his career he was eminently success... [ Continue Reading ]
_NO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS WITH GOD_ ‘As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.’ Romans 9:13 Jacob had great sins, but they were _ falls!_ He rose; he repented, and he was forgiven. In his heart of hearts he owned,... [ Continue Reading ]
_PREDESTINATION AND FREE WILL_ ‘So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.’ Romans 9:16 Viewing things on the side of God’s absolute sovereignty, confining ourselves exclusively to the conclusions which follow from the conception of God’s infini... [ Continue Reading ]
_FAITH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS_ ‘The righteousness which is of faith.’ Romans 9:30 There are two aspects of this ‘righteousness which is of faith’ needful for us to keep clearly in view. One is the aspect of righteousness as a relationship or standing before God; the other is the aspect of this same ri... [ Continue Reading ]