Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
There are some that try to use these scriptures to support a whole movement and unbiblical doctrine.
In coming to the word we need to always be mindful, that the word of God is the Truth, it is without falsehood.
There are so many facts written in the word of God to the integrity of God's word.
John 17:17 � Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
The scriptures are used in Romans to say that the father, will withhold mercy from whom he wants, but when we study scriptures on mercy, we see an entirely different picture.
Nu 14:18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
De 7:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
Isa 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Ho 2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Jon 2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Mt 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Mt 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
I would encourage all to find any time in the word that the father denied anyone that come unto him for mercy.
No. Jesus came to the door first, but I do believe that, after we are presented with the truth, we do have something to do. That is not putting salvation in men's hands. The Son of God died and was resurrected to offer everyone salvation, we can't do that for ourselves. All I'm saying is that when people are offered salvation, they do have a choice to make. The bible is clear about that. "Believe" or "deny".
