John 15:15–17 (WEL) “From now on, I do not call you servants because the servant does not know what his lord is doing. I have called you friends because everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you. 16 “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and…
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (WEL) For you see your calling, brethren, how [there are] not many who are wise according to human standards [literally flesh], not many mighty, not many noble are called, 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things…
Romans 9:13-16 (WEL) Just as it is written, “Jacob, I have loved; Esau, I have hated.” [Malachi 1:2-3] 14 What will we say then? That God is unrighteous? Absolutely not! 15 For he tells Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”…