Introduction: Paul has been answering questions or objections about the effectiveness of God’s plan of salvation and His selective use of mercy and hardening. As we continue, Paul is going to defend against another objection but he will do so in an entirely different way. 19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?” o The Objection: Why would God find fault with saints or sinners, when they both, according to His will, had a in His perfect plan of salvation? 20a But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? o This objection is to God. o These objectors had the line. 20bWill the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” o Paul is not referring to the of man but the of man. o Paul is speaking of God reforming that which was created good but by sin o God did not sinners but He does transform sinners into saints. 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? o There is lump of clay. o That lump is all of which is held in bondage under sin. o The potter who is God has over the clay. o He makes vessels of and . Next Paul answers, “Why would God not make us all into vessels of honor?” 22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, 24 even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? o We could not know the of His glory and not be aware of His wrath? o He endured these things with much . o He did that so that you could have the to be saved. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”