What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.
God is not unjust, as some would claim, in deciding to save some and leave the rest in their unconverted, hell-bound state. He mercifully saves whomever He wills from the mass of humanity and yet still has a purpose for those who willfully reject Him (i.e. Pharaoh). Let us thank God that He has (literally) "mercied" us who were once rebels, hostile to God, wanting nothing to do with Him. He is so gracious.
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