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Peter Barnes | Romans 9:17-18
SERMON NOTES
MERCY AND HARDENING
(Romans 9:17-18)
1. What Scripture says, God says.
– 9:17a; see too Gal.3:8, 22
– Augustine thought of God saying to him: ‘Man, O man, what my Scripture says, I say.’
2. God displays His power.
– 9:17; Who hardened …
Peter Barnes | 2 Kings 18:26-37
SERMON NOTES
THE MOCKERY OF UNBELIEF
2 Kings 18:26-37; 2 Cor. 11:1-15
– the Rabshakeh continues his mocking speech.
1. We ought not to be unnerved by the world.
– 18:26-27; the request in v.26 is naïve as v.28 shows
– the enemies of …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:14-16
SERMON NOTES
BY ELECTING MERCY ALONE
(Romans 9:14-16)
– this is not necessarily the first doctrine to be proclaimed!
1. ‘Is God just?’ is precisely the issue.
– 9:14; there would be possible objection if God simply foresees what we will do; Paul raises questions …
Peter Barnes | 2 Kings 18:9-16
SERMON NOTES
A GOOD MAN FALTERS
2 Kings 18:1-16; Luke 22:31-34, 54-62
1. A good man in evil days.
– 18:9-12; this recounts what happened to Samaria in 722 B.C. (see 2 Kings 17)
– this was due to Israel’s idolatry and immorality (18:12; …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:10-13
SERMON NOTES
NOT BY WORKS BUT BY ELECTION
(Romans 9:10-13)
– Paul’s first example of election within Israel is Isaac and Ishmael (9:6-9); Jacob and Isaac constitute the second example.
1. God’s election stands.
– 9:10-12; As one woman told John Newton: ‘The Lord must …
