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Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

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But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?”
Romans 9:20 ESV

The "predestination" discussed in the previous chapter is not about determining who is and isn't saved, but what God does with those who have faith in him. He predestines them to become the image of his Son. He does the same with those who are determined to reject him, as in Pharaoh and the reprobates described in Romans 1:24. God didn’t give them over to the lusts of their hearts simply because that suited his plan, but because they willingly exchanged the glory of God for an image of corruptible man.

God makes the righteous more righteous through the operation of his Spirit and Law. He makes the wicked more wicked through the operation of his judgment and his Law.

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this is an uncomfortable topic.
let's get the scary part over with. yup! we're all predestined, with absolutely no ability to influence it in any way, to end up as an honorable vessel, or on the dungheap, shattered to bits.
if God decides to use us like pharoah, like judas, or a plethora of other examples, we have no say in the matter.
now that is from the perspective of God. He knows it all already, and what the end result is going (from our perspective) to be. He made us.
let's get to the encouraging part. from our perspective.
the very fact that you are busy with God means He called you (out of egypt, there you go, you're not like pharoah).
and you may seem to be destined for doom, so was israel, but redemption could come, because here you have influence.
don't look at the vessels already and irrevocably destined for the dungheap, look at the children, the israelites.
He wants to be merciful, He's gently guiding us all the time. growing us.
yes, some of us are going to not respond well, and are going to suffer the consequences, but this is what perseverence is about, it's what He's looking for. do you really want it?
if i may say so, success is not the measure, for only one succeeded, desire is the measure. He made the vessel that you are to have that desire too....your choice.
like jay said, have faith.

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I have a lot of notes and replies to things I've kept over the years. Something that I have shared quite a bit outside of the comics is a series of questions and verses to answer those questions. Each question and answer builds on each other. I am going to do a comic for each of these questions. This is question #5.

SIDE NOTE: I wish I would have thought to always have Paul talk like this.

https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/897

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The Straight + Narrow - Questions #5 of 8: Why are Paul's letters always used against keeping the Law?

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The Straight + Narrow - Questions #5 of 8: Why are Paul's letters always used against keeping the Law?

Questions #5 of 8: Why are Paul's letters always used against keeping the Law?

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I genuinely LOL'ed at that. My thoughts on Paul are that because he identified with Rome, on some level that was the law he was representing to the masses. He played the "I'm a Roman citizen" card several times, which eventually led him to Rome where he was beheaded. Rome, generally, is not big on Israel or their Laws. Therefore, Paul can be utilized to that end, which is where you see a lot of replacement theology and quasi Nazi Christian nationalism come into view.

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You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”
Romans 9:19 ESV

If God chooses one person to play the antagonist, the fault is already that person’s. God didn’t force him to sin. Pharaoh was chosen for his role because of the kind of man he was. There were thousands of other Egyptians (the same lump of clay) that God could have chosen for that role, but Pharaoh has no right to complain that God chose him instead of someone else, because Pharaoh was determined to play it anyway.

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WORD FOR TODAY “do not fear”: Exo 14:13 But Moses said to the people, "Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever.

WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 17:2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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The word revival doesn’t show up in the English language until the fifteenth century and it wasn’t used for religious purposes for almost three hundred years. Prior to the use of revival, repentance and preparation were how we were to approach our Creator. Isaiah 55:6 — 7, “Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.”

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