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Many scholars have read, studied, exegeted, labored over the book of Romans their entire lives. One, whom I cannot recall at the moment had Romans read to him on a very regular basis to help him grasp it due to its depth and complexity. I believe it was daily or once a week.
How many times has the average Christian even read through Romans? Once? Some have never read it even once.
Just look at the volumes written to express the Gospel message contained in its pages and plunge its depths. Listen to the numerous sermons by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Romans.
For any person to imply Romans is simple shows one to be ignorant (before anyone get's bent over that word, ignorant means "without knowledge" not "stupid") of the book and its message, and just how little they really understand about its complexity or even the message of the Gospel itself. Sorry, I don't buy the implications that it is simple because plainly it is not simple and to say such a thing is totally unwarranted.
How many times has the average Christian even read through Romans? Once? Some have never read it even once.
Just look at the volumes written to express the Gospel message contained in its pages and plunge its depths. Listen to the numerous sermons by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Romans.
For any person to imply Romans is simple shows one to be ignorant (before anyone get's bent over that word, ignorant means "without knowledge" not "stupid") of the book and its message, and just how little they really understand about its complexity or even the message of the Gospel itself. Sorry, I don't buy the implications that it is simple because plainly it is not simple and to say such a thing is totally unwarranted.
Romans 9 is not the problem, the problem is trying to interpret romans 9 with preconcieved ideas, and trying to make it fit into our system.
Once romans 9 is seen as to what it is, it is actually quite simple.
The wonderful thing about scripture is it interprets itself. Once hard passages, when seen in the light become open and powerful words of God which are understandable.
I have witnessed this man by times when I actually started to study the word, instead of blindly following people who have taught me while I was growing up.