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Rom.9:17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."{Exodus 9:16} 9:18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

God lets us know without blush that He has purposes in some events upon earth, what purpose is the apostle Paul is speaking too here?
God's great spiritual temple, Christ Jesus and his body members, none of them should be fooled about their calling, none of them should think God haphazardly corrects and discipline his born again son's of God as children, and Father of His personal family.

Despite the thought of free will children of God are born again into the will of Christ having a head to direct their lives. They no longer belong too themselves purchase and created for God's everlastingly purpose. Their will from the old self, that is, the of their flesh is dead in Christ, they are vessels for God's righteous purposes being disciplined into God's vessels of mercy.

Philippians 2:8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Is God unrighteous because those that putting faith in Christ, here, at Paul's time, who were anointed and made a part of God's spiritual temple, while others whom didn't exercise faith choosing their own way of salvation like Pharaoh of Egypt was allowed to become hateful towards God and his people? No, not at all! God had a purpose for the nation of Israel under Pharaoh's as leader of a world power. Pharaoh refused to let God's people go, that is, God's purposes in Israel was made subservient to Pharaoh's own glory.

2 Peter 3:3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts.

Subsequently, Paul now bring this ancient history into his own time where unrighteous men were enslaving members of God's purpose, the greater spiritual temple for their own glory. Today, and for thousand's of years since Paul's own time where false religion, weeds were allowed to over take the field of God's planting of wheat. Thus, false religion in the name of Christ has stolen and enslaved members of God's spiritual temple for self-glory.

John 10:10 The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Paul than gives us warning when we tamper with God's purpose, His own purpose in the anointed body of Christ, judgment starts a hardening of hearts and a glorification God's own vessels created through such trials into vessels mercy. One vessel by hardening of pride and flesh fit for destruction while the other used in God's hands to bring life in Spirit and Truth.

Romans 2:9 oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

Romans 1:30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents.

None of us should be fooled here meddling in God's purposes thinking we will be held innocent while filing accusation against God's chosen one. When God has allowed each of us freedom of will to do as we please, why would any person tamper with the one thing God has set aside for His own glory, not unless it be for evil of self-glorification?

Rom.8:33 Who could bring a charge against God's chosen ones? It is God who justifies. 8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Matt.24:48 But if that evil servant should say in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,' 24:49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, 24:50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn't expect it, and in an hour when he doesn't know it, 24:51 and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

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