Election, Damnation and Pharoah

I'm a fan of Tim Gombis. He has a way of explaining things in a "tight" fashion as to literary, theological, narrative and linguistic context. Basically, he's great at teaching people to be better readers of the Bible - seems like, in part, the "movement" or push to get people to read their Bible has forgotten to tell people how to read their Bible. In addition to formal teaching, Tim maintains an active role in his church and those in need within his community.
Here's his latest in a series of blog posts on the doctrine of election. This post covers the idea of election to damnation and Pharoah, both vexing problems for the average Bible reader who has been taught double pre-destination or have stumbled upon the Pharoah narrative in either Exodus or Paul's recalling in Romans. Enjoy!