Essays in Romans 9:16-18...Part 3 God Chooses Individuals

In Part 1 of this short series on God’s sovereignty, Paul begins with a broad overview of what God’s sovereignty means: God chooses His people. In Part 2, Paul takes us a step further. God’s choice of His people includes both Jew and Gentile. Entrance into God’s family is not determined by physical ancestry or bloodline. But here in Part 3, Paul drills down even further and gets very specific. God’s sovereign choice is not limited to choosing groups of people. His choice reaches down to the individual. And that brings us to the heart of Paul’s argument: God chooses individuals.