He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will–to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,