[ShadowAce]

All of those examples (in the context that you are using them) are the epitome of arbitrariness.

You neglect the entire "Repent and be baptized" command.

The whole "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion" argument is taken WAY out of context and does not mean what you think it means.

[Persevero]

“The whole “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion” argument is taken WAY out of context and does not mean what you think it means. “

I am happy to hear what you think Romans 9 is talking about.