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And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.

What should we say then? The people of Israel did not receive what they wanted so badly. Those Israelites who were chosen did receive it. But the rest of the people were made stubborn. It is written,

“God made it hard for them to understand.
    He gave them eyes that could not see.
    He gave them ears that could not hear.
And they are still like that today.” (Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10)

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