Before we look at “The Story of God’s Eternal Plan” through the lens of the book of Romans, let’s survey the story in a broader context—outside of Romans. The Bible begins at creation (Gen. 1–2) rather than before creation. Nevertheless, God’s story of redemption actually began before he created the world. Romans contains the most extensive discussion of this topic in the Bible, but even outside of Romans, it is clear that God’s plan of redemption was known to God
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