He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, Ephesians 1:5 (ESV)
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been...
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Peter reminds us that “the eternal God is free from that particular impatience” (The Delay of the Parousia, Richard Bauckham). He's not bound by...
