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How do we know that God hardens hearts according to Scripture?

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Scripture explicitly reveals that God can harden hearts to fulfill His divine purposes, as evidenced in both the Old and New Testament.

In Romans 9, we read about God's sovereignty over hearts and how He has the authority to harden or soften them according to His will. For example, Isaiah prophesied that God would blind the eyes and harden the hearts of many, as noted in John 12:39-40, which emphasizes a divine purpose behind unbelief. This hardening serves a larger plan and is a sobering reminder of God's sovereignty in the salvation process. It demonstrates that salvation is entirely a work of God, independent of human merit or effort, confirming the Reformed view of unconditional election.
Scripture References: John 12:39-40, Romans 9:18, Isaiah 6:9-10

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