the article addressing Romans 9<\/a>. Previously, I had seen many debates on it, mainly from a man named James White. Every man he debated over the passage danced around the text. They were afraid of it and could not give a proper defense, but I was immediately amazed as I saw you go through Scripture and tear it down line by line, verse by verse! A proper exegesis of the text with supporting Scripture to back it up. Once it was clear to me what Romans 9 didn’t say, I began digging through other articles and other erroneous teachings came crashing down.<\/p>\nYesterday morning I was baptized for the forgiveness of my sins. I thank you for being a light on my wall, and I hope to continue to use your website as a tool throughout this journey.<\/p>\n\t
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Wow! I’m so glad that you were willing to dig for yourself through the Scriptures and analyze people’s points. It reminds me of those in Berea, “Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so<\/em>” (Acts 17:11). Welcome to the brotherhood of Christ!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Good morning brother Hamilton, I am a 23-year-old male. Recently I have been doing a lot of research and searching the Scriptures. I had stumbled upon scriptures, like Romans 9, and eventually ended up taking the stance of predestination and faith alone. 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