Then, verse 28 records the first New Testament reaction to the doctrine of election: “And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.” The real question was, would they tolerate the truth that God’s grace is subject only to the counsel of His own will? Would they tolerate God’s sovereign election? Even respectable worshipers in Jesus’ hometown synagogue hated this truth. In Revelation 19:6, we’re told, “The Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.” Both in heaven and on earth, He is the controller
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