In romans 9, paul wants to show us why we should believe in god s unconditional election. Reasons enough why jehovah said, i loved jacob, but esau i hated. This demonstrated that he despised his birthright viewing it as of little value. Could it be that the lord was so wounded by esaus rejection of his prized gift of the birthright for some stew that god wanted to stay away from him. He hates evil, he hates wickedness, he hates idolatry. Romans 9 pauls anguish over israel 1 i speak the truth in christi am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the holy spirit 2 i have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. As it is written, jacob have i loved, but esau have i hated. Ro christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. Romans chapter 9 discover the 66 books of the bible. Throughout romans 9 through 11 paul was at pains to show that god s goal all along had been to reach out beyond the borders of israel and win the whole world rom 9. If our good standing is the result of gods amazing grace, that same grace will help us to love. Pete enns shares 10 things essential to understanding the book of romans for normal people and explores our understanding of pauls original. He is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god.
Because, if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead, you will be saved. But just like paul, so the prophet himself intends by and. It does not mean that god literally hates some people. This message deals with god s use and attitude toward those who accept and reject him. There are at least two big problems for those who use romans 9. Please allow me the grace to get pastoralnerdy here. This is in line with our lord jesus christs elaboration of the ten commandments during his sermon on the mount matthew 5. No government would exist if it hadnt been established by god. He even goes so far as to imply that, at first sight, it has the character of unrighteousness in god. As it is written, jacob i loved, esau i hated romans 9. Romans 9 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Because, he endures with much long suffering vessels of wrath, that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy romans 9.
The way paul explains this love hate concept shows god displayed his hatred before either esau or jacob had ever done a thing, and that his choice of jacob expressed his love no clearer illustration shows that works had nothing to do with god s choice of whom he would use for his purpose. He confuses the usual ideas about predestination, and his big quote is jacob i love, but esau i hate. Therefore, it is my objective in writing this book, god hates. The crazy biblically illiterate folks westboro baptist church that protest military funerals are at it again bu. Jesus said this to those who were deciding about whether to follow him or not. On one occasion, when jeremiah was very troubled about some things that were happening to him, he came to god and told him how he felt. The passage states, for those of you who are not familiar, states. See more ideas about the book of romans, romans and bible verses. Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or badin order that god s purpose in election might stand. You shall not sacrifice to the lord your god an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the lord your god deuteronomy. This is the thirtyfifth in a series of versebyverse expositions of the book of romans. This passage is speaking about the two nations, calling the names of the individuals in the matter. First, the word translated as hate is the greek root miseo. Esau is called godless in hebrews 12 the book of hebrews is a great.
Genuine christian love, part one archive truth for life. God is good and could justly hate every last one of us. A christians thoughts on god hates nerds san diego. God had not rejected esau, rather esau rejected god s plan. Chapter 9 brings a slight shift in focus to the book of romans.
Its not difficult to realize that what i just read between verse 9 and verse, in its sort of punchy, direct. It is translated as hate in many other places, including luke 14. If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and. Paul actually uses this passage from malachi to make a point about the gospel message given to us through christ jesus. Many christians are shocked when they read romans 9. It is evident that to the writer it was a mystery why god should love jacob more than esau. The seven things god hates are the sins that deal with the deep heart motives of the individual. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. So with my cards on the table, lets get into romans, starting in verse 1. Guess whos pissing off uberhater fred phelps and the westboro baptist church now besides gays, soldiers, politicians, americans, the. This verse, coupled with the rest of romans 9, has led many to believe that god does not love all people, at least with regard to their eternal salvation.
Im not sure if romans 9 means what we think it means. Paul has just established that god chose between jacob and esau which of them would receive the covenant promises and which would serve the other. Indeed, paul insisted god was yet going to attain his goal. If something goes wrong here, just call 911 and theyre here in a second.
We said that if god is ultimate in authority and the scriptures are gods words, then gods word is authoritative. Romans had theirs, as did the assyrians and babylonians. The writer of proverbs points the finger straight at our hearts and our sinful thought processes. What a sad and damnable situation in our churches when our preachers feel the need to explain away the word of god. First of all, the book of romans is a book about good news. Now, in romans 9 through 11, paul deals with the problem associated with the condition of israel.
The phrase loving one and hating the other was a jewish idiom. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. If youve checked out the blog over at, then you had to see the sign that says, god hates nerds romans 9. I am trying to convince a good friend that may be headed down the wrong trail. To properly understand what god means when he says hate in romans 9. The election of god is not based upon the works of the individual, but on the will of god. And i have, comparatively, hated esau that is, the edomites, the posterity of esau.
Isaac and ishmael were examples in the previous verses, and now jacob and esau are presented as better examples. The governments which exist have been put in place by god. This message was delivered at hillcrest baptist church on the morning of january 12, 2014. Esau was the first born and when he was born, it was discovered that jacob was holding onto his heel. They have turned comic book characters into idols, and worship them they do. What did it mean for god to love jacob and hate esau, even before they were born. Romans 9, new international version niv the bible app. A christians thoughts on god hates nerds san diego comic. This post contains an audio recording of my message, along. But, i seriously doubt that the maker of the sign has ever read roman 9. He may have had in mind the suffering that abrahams seed was to experience. In chapter thirteen there is an expansion of the ten.
Romans 9 niv bible i speak the truth in christi am. I dont see how this means that god hates gays or has anything to do with homosexuality. In romans chapters one through eight, paul thoroughly convinced us about mans need and god s glorious provision in jesus christ through the holy spirit. Specifically, he hates it when people go through the motions of worship and pretend to bring him their best while they actually bring their castoffs. Our exegesis needs to take into account four things. As the scripture says, jacob i loved, but esau i hated romans 9. In this lab, john piper highlights the similarities and differences between these brothers. In response to your jesus loves you post, recently ive. The short answer is that were not told, and therefore we dont know. Indeed, god has hated and thus predestined the majority of mankind to hell and loved the minority to heaven matthew 7. I saw this church protesting on a street one day with signs that said god hates fags, rom. God doesnt hate the nerd or the fag, for that matter.
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