Jews Vs Gentiles
Romans 9 is NOT addressing individual personal salvation but rather all in reference ONLY to nations, people groups - Jews and Israel versus Gentiles...
This chapter does not address what God desires for individuals. Numerous other passages address what God desires for individuals in personal salvation...
Contrary to what some Calvinists might teach...
But in Exodus the Scripture reads that “Pharaoh hardened His heart” 7 times before it says that God specifically hardened Pharaoh’s heart (Ex. 9:12) to finish demonstrating all God’s power and glory...
This news was shocking to Jews. For the first time in over 2000 years God had now broken out of Israel - now Gentiles can be God’s people!
When Jesus started His church at Pentecost, Peter proclaimed this for the first (Acts 2:17, 21)...
