Romans 9:15

For God says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will show compassion to whomever I show compassion."
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  1. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 5 — The Arguments Usually Alleged in Support of Free Will Refuted cites Rom. 9:15

    …“It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy,” (Rom. 9:15). From this they infer, that there is something in will and endeavour, which, though weak…

  2. The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards · Ochorus Originals

    The Sovereignty of God cites ROMANS 9:15–16

    …it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. ROMANS 9:15–16 Edwards preached on these texts directly, notably in God’s Sovereignty in the Salvation…

  3. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites Romans 9:15

    …on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” (Romans 9:15) In these words the Lord in the plainest manner claims the right to give or to withhold…

  4. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Free Grace cites Romans 9:15

    …love?” Again: They infer from that text, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy,” (Romans 9:15) that God is love only to some men, viz., the elect, and that he hath mercy for those…

  5. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 22 — This Doctrine Confirmed by Proofs from Scripture cites Rom. 9:15

    …on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion” (Rom. 9:15). And what pray, does this mean? It is just a clear declaration by the Lord that he finds…

  6. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Discussion: Part the Second cites Rom. ix. 15-16

    …It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” (Rom. ix. 15-16, 18.). Moreover, not content with this explanation, he introduces those who murmur…

  7. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd · David Brainerd

    From his birth to the time when he began to study for the Ministry—containing his own narrative of his conversion, his connection with Yale-College, and the grounds of his expulsion cites Rom. 9:11-23

    …should be wholly at God’s pleasure, to save or damn me, just as he would. That passage, Rom. 9:11-23, was a constant vexation to me, especially verse 21. Reading or meditating on this…

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