Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy (Biblia.com)

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This collection of essays deals with the timeless issues of the ineffable glory of the grace of God and the dependence of sinners on unalloyed mercy. The various authors—including Thomas R. Schreiner, Mark DeVine, and Thomas Ascol—also address a highly contemporary conflict in Southern Baptist life over the character of this very mercy.

and the result of the sifting would be that Peter is found to be chaff. It is akin to what Peter says in his first letter. “Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8 ESV). The devil delights in devouring faith and bringing people to end-time destruction, and his goal was to quench Peter’s faith so that Peter ended up in the same state as Judas: damned by God. Jesus responds with one of the most astonishing statements in the Gospels. “But I

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