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John piper romans 96/7/2023 ![]() ![]() A big reason why I am in Utah today (and not closer to family on the East Coast) is that I believe that the God of Romans 9 can effectively call people to himself, including Mormons. But it was also something that, in the long-run, explosively enlarged my view of God and catapulted me forward with a confidence that God was far bigger than I ever imagined. It was something that, once it clicked, was hard for me to handle with maturity. ![]() It was something I originally vehemently disagreed with. It was a source of controversy in my college days. You see, Romans 9 and I have a history together. ![]() I also want you to know that I have an emotional and spiritual connection with this text, for a number of reasons. I only ask that you make a valiant effort at understanding the text itself before approaching the issues using traditional philosophy. I predict that what I will promote here is, for most of you, completely foreign to the worldview that you were brought up with. The following are notes from a Reformation Sunday sermon ( MP3) I preached last year on Romans 9:1-23 at a church in Santaquin, UT. ![]()
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