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Romans 9:18
So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.
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2 Corinthians 4 4
among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
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Romans 11:25
For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
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Romans 9:31-32
but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but( as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
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2 Thessalonians 2 10-2 Thessalonians 2 14
and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Romans 11:5
So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
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2 Corinthians 3 14
But their minds were closed. For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away.
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1 Corinthians 10 19
Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?
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Romans 3:9
What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,
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Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
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Matthew 13:14-15
And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘ You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
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Romans 10:3
For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
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Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of these people calloused; make their ears deaf and their eyes blind! Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed.”
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Romans 9:23
And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory–
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John 12:40
“ He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.”
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Romans 6:15
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!
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Philippians 1:18
What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
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Isaiah 44:18
They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.
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Luke 13:24
“ Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
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Romans 8:28-30
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.
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Proverbs 1:28
Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
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Hebrews 12:17
For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.
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1 Peter 1 2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!