Raising objections with God (Romans 2:28-3:8, Romans 9:20)
Stephen Neilly, January 31, 2021Part of the Paul's letter to the Romans series, preached at a Sunday Evening service
- How these objections proceed
- Why these objections don't really work
- How to answer these objections
| Earlier: | Same day: | Later: |
|---|---|---|
| « Are you relying on your circumcision | None | Are you a good person? » |
Romans 2:28–3:8 (Listen)
28 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
3:1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”
5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
(ESV)
Romans 9:20 (Listen)
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?”
(ESV)