Grace is sovereign as Scripture declares that God chooses whom to have mercy on, independent of their actions.
The sovereignty of God's grace is firmly established in the Bible. In Romans 9:18, Paul asserts that God has mercy on whom He will and hardens whom He wills, indicating that God's choices are made without regard to human effort or merit. This is further emphasized in verses discussing Jacob and Esau, where God's electing grace is evident even before they had done anything good or bad (Romans 9:11). The crux of sovereign grace is that it liberates salvation from the confines of human decision, emphasizing that salvation is entirely God's prerogative and based on His will alone.
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