So if God determines everything, how can we be held responsible? Again, Paul deals with a question that is still asked today. As before, Paul's answer is offensive to the modern mind (and probably the ancient mind as well, we haven't really changed that much!). "Who are you to answer back to God?". So we are faced again with the fundamental issue of submitting to God, of making Him Lord, instead of ourselves.
We were created by God. We had no say in the day we were born, not even if we were born. No man or woman who has ever lived has ever been able to determine whether or not they will be brought into existence. And we will all one day die. We need to recognise our fundamental role in the grand scheme of things. We are utterly dependent upon God.
Instead of constantly arguing against God, we would be better to make Him Lord. And the truth is that God is far more merciful than we can ever imagine. He calls people who have been rejected, people who are not loved. Without God's mercy we would have no hope at all.
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