No Common Grace in Romans 1 — H. Hoeksema
Herman Hoeksema's exegetical article arguing against the doctrine of common grace by interpreting Romans 1:24-25, which describes God's wrath actively driving sinners deeper into sin rather than restraining it. The piece employs the metaphor of a man sliding down an icy slope to illustrate how God's unchanging operation of wrath propels the unregenerate toward judgment without any mitigating common grace.
I. Delivered to Corruption (Romans 1:24-25) Herman Hoeksema Standard Bearer, 1 February, 1997, vol. 73, issue 9; also in Righteous by Faith Alone, pp. 32-38) Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen (Romans 1:24-25). Introduction The main thought of this passage, in...