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The Potter’s Precedent
In Romans 9, in response to the most frequent objection to Calvinism, Paul provides an answer from a potter analogy: Romans 9:19-23 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed…
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National Repentance
Many Reformed believers are familiar with the potter and clay analogy in Romans 9, which speaks to God’s absolute sovereignty. However, many Reformed believers are less familiar with the potter and clay analogy in Jeremiah 18. The two analogies are only loosely related. Jeremiah 18 also points out God’s sovereignty, but with a different signification.…