In context, Romans 9 is a continuation of Romans 8, and the nature of God's foreknowledge is defined by those whom He has predestined to salvation.
You comment that Rom 9 isa continuation of Rom 8 does not answwer that question I asked.
"Would you care to explain how Rom 9:11 fits God foreknowing who will trust and those that will reject Him?"
When you read Rom 9-11 you see that Paul is now focused on the Jews and their history and future.
These chapters carry us back to chapter 3, where Paul proved the lost condition of the Jew as well as the Gentiles. But if this were so it might be charged that the Old Testament promises to Israel had failed, which he now shows is not the case. This line of argument is threefold: first, some of Israel were already saved (chap. 9); secondly, all of Israel might be saved but for unbelief (chap. 10); thirdly, all of Israel would be saved ultimately (chap. 11).
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While it's true that Christ came from the line of Jacob, that's not the context of the argument Paul is making. If you believe it is, please point me to the verse that says so.
We see verses in Rom 9 that point to Christ the savior coming through the line of Jacob.
Rom 9:6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;
Rom 9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.
Rom 9:30 What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;
Rom 9:31 but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
Rom 9:32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
"Please note that the election/choice G1589 did not elect Jacob the man to salvation, but it did elect the nation of Jacob to bring the promised Seed–Jesus Christ. Therefore, this passage does not say that the man Jacob was eternally saved, or that the man Esau was eternally damned. Neither does it say that every descendant of Jacob would be saved, or every descendant of Esau would be damned. It simply tells us that God elected that Jesus would be born through Jacob’s descendants rather than Esau’s, proving that God can choose whomever He wants through whom to do His will. God proved that He was not bound by the traditions of men to choose the eldest son (and Isaac’s favorite son), but He has authority to choose whomever He wishes according to His own will."
[Dr. H. Bavinck's Doctrine of God (as quoted in Baker’s @ Rom 9:6-18) ]
God created man good and upright; however, that doesn't mean that He created man incorruptible. Man became corrupted by their own free choosing, which is exactly what happened in the garden. As a consequence, all of humanity has fallen in Adam. If God decides to withhold His mercy from the lost, He has the right to determine certain sins that the reprobate would have no problem freely committing on their own, which will ultimately be for the greater good. Is God unjust for doing things that way?
Yes man does sin of his own free will and it is by that same free will that he can also choose to trust in God for his salvation.
And I agree that God will use even the sins of man to bring about His final purpose.
I'm not a Calvinist; I'm a Biblicist. I'm just a mere mortal man, and all I can do is present to you the reality of Scripture. If you cannot, or rather will not, submit to the Word of God, then there's nothing I can say to change that if your mind is made up.
I do submit to the Word of God as you would see if you read through my posts.
My views are based upon the clear contextualized word of God.
I have endeavored to point out the errors I see in posts of those that would twist or misuse scripture.
