one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins” (8:24). Thus, their blindness was chosen and avoidable. Even though faith is possible for the unsaved, nonetheless, no one can believe unto salvation36 without the aid of God’s special grace. Jesus says, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him” (John 6:44). Paul adds, “By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect” (1 Cor. 15:10).
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