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God Has Mercy On Whom He Wants, And He Hardens Whom He Wants

14 Therefore what shall we say? There is not unrighteousness[a] with God, is there? May it never be! 15 For He says to Moses [in Ex 33:19], “I will have-mercy-on whomever I have-mercy, and I will have-compassion-on whomever I have compassion”. 16 So then, mercy is not of [b] the one wanting, nor of the one running, but of the One having-mercy[c]— God.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:14 Is God unjust to choose one over the other without reference to their works?
  2. Romans 9:16 That is, not dependent on.
  3. Romans 9:16 God is not unrighteous because mercy is not a matter of justice or debt; it is a matter of undeserved kindness. Gift-giving is the prerogative of the giver. God cannot be faulted for blessing Isaac and Jacob.

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