Is there anywhere in the scriptures where God denied the chance? I would be careful what you say about God's mercy.
I'm happy to hear you're going to be careful about what you say about God's mercy. We ought to be careful about what we say concerning all of God's actions. But, this also means that we should be careful when the Scriptures claim that God does "deny choice". For example, Rom. 9. May want to check that out...evidently God reserves choice for Himself.