What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Chr
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has c
In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth tha
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpo
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been l
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for g
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their ey
What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under s
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their
Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righte
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing
They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot u
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkli
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repent