“Compare Paul’s concept of God’s sovereignty in Romans 9:1-23 with Justin’s concept of God’s sovereignty in Chapter XLIII: RESPONSIBILITY ASSERTED.”
Paul writes in Romans 9:16; “It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.”, which alone gives us a broad idea of his perspective of the ethical structure within Christianity. Likewise, Justin writes; “We have learned from the prophets, and we hold it to be true, that punishments, and chastisements, and good rewards, are rendered according to the merit of each man’s actions”. These statements alone provide the concept of Paul (ethical structure relies on God’s mercy) and Justin (ethical structure relies on the action of man).
Comparisons can also be made within the resources used to conceptualize God’s sovereignty. Paul used references from the Old Testament to set the configuration of his views, making it more logical in terms of resources. Whereas Justin used more of his own perspective and outlook to shape his notion.
Either way, both men used the central idea of ethics and sanctions to educate us through their literature. Making the two concepts useful for those who seek the knowledge of Christianity.
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