I have been wrestling with Romans 9 to 11 recently. If you are a preacher, you will no doubt relate to my problem.
Having preached through Romans a couple of times, I always want to stop at chapter 8, not just for the glory of that ‘no separation’ finish, but also because I want to avoid Romans 9 and all the pastoral complications it brings.
It’s not that I want to duck any part of Scripture. But I confess it sometimes feels like a ‘no win’ situation when you face the hard edges of predestination, double, single or otherwise. But this time has been different.
What to do if your friend's Christianity 'peters out'
This is the second of a mini-series of articles looking at the four soils in the Parable of the Sower …