First, one should understand
why such a statement
^ would be written in Romans 9 (the Jewish/Israel
mindset was "
Only us, and
no one else!"--Paul is making a point here in this overall context [
chpts 9-11]--Read this quote now with that "mindset" [of theirs] in view, and it will help clarify why this is being said... and why
the closing of that entire section says what
it says [
relatedly... re: "mercy"].)
Secondly, consider a couple of quotes I put in an old post, to better ascertain said "context" (which article touches on that issue ^ also):
Post #15 - https://christianchat.com/threads/e...d-once-saved-always-saved.194033/post-4340389