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In the context, this is one of those "questions" that the objector tosses back at Paul. Paul is undergirding his gospel presentation with the doctrine of election. And here at the end come two replies:
1) That's not fair! (v.14)
and
2) Then don't blame me! (v.19)
Those are the instinctive reaction of the natural man to the claims of God's sovereignty.
If someone's doctrine of election never elucidates this reaction or something similar from his listeners, I submit that person's doctrine of election is sub-biblical. We should be expecting the world to react in this way--in the language of the Arminians!--to our uncompromised Pauline doctrine of election.
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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