Well, now let us return to the matter that's before us, which is this great and important

statement which is found in the ninth chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans, and I'd

better read again from verse 19 to verse 24.

Thou wilt say then unto me, why doth he yet find fault, for who hath resisted his will?

Nay but, o men, who art thou that repliest against God?

Shall the thing formed?

Say to him that formed it, why hast thou made me thus?

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel and to honour,

and another and to dishonour?

What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known,

endured with much long suffering the vessels of wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long suffering the vessels

of wrath fitted to destruction, and that he might make known the riches of his glory and

the vessels of mercy which he had afore prepared unto glory, even us whom he hath called

not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.

Very well.

Let me remind you what we've been doing.

Here this objection is put forward to the reasoning which the apostle had implied from the beginning of verse 6,

but in particular to the reason that he had implied from verse 14

to verse 18. The question is, very well then, if this is something God does and is all

powerful in his sovereign will, how can he blame anybody for not believing? If it is entirely God's action,

how can he with justice condemn anybody?

Why doth he yet find fault?

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