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You need to read on into chapter 11 to understand Paul's point in chapter 9 . this is the mistake people make . they stop in chapter 9 and make doctrines out of it . The conclusion is in chapter 11 .
30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

 

When are you conformed to the image of his Son ?

 

When is the Adoption ?

 

You keep going back before the cross for your doctrine today ?

 

Check the context surrounding Lydia . It says God opened her heart . That's it . Was she already saved ? We dont have much on Lydia so as

But that is not scripture ..That's what you believe

 

Revelation given is Creation , Conscience, The Bible , The Gosepl ..This leaves everyone without excuse as Roman's 1 says

 

The Guarentee of salvation is the sealing of the Holy spirit until the day of redemption.

 

Roman's 9 goes with 10 and 11 . Without 10 and 11 you wont understand 9 properly

 

it's not our faith that saves . Endurance is not the Gospel Paul preached for salvation.

 

Our little faith when we believe the Gosepl is the access point to the Grace .Then we are sealed by the Holy spirit until the day of redemption. Notice how long and until we are sealed for and to .

 

Then you will miss that God has temporarily hardened the jews until the fullness of the gentiles comes in and that this is done to demonstrate God has mercy towards all . Jews and Gentiles. That's the point of rom 9
30¶What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
chapter 10
1¶Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
chapter 10
16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18¶But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19¶But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20¶But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
21¶But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
chapter 11
1¶I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
8(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear unto this day.
9¶And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11¶I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
25¶For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28¶As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
Romans 9 has a absolutely nothing to do with gentiles not being saved because they have been doomed from the womb and banished from birth . 9 , 10 , 11 are about ISRAEL and there ' stumble ' and because of their unbelief God is temporarily setting Israel aside ( Not all Israel . A remnant still comes in . individuals can still come ) The blessings are now been focused towards the Gentiles who are now filling the pews and having tea and biscuits with the jews . This is shocking for the Jew , that's the objector.Not an Arminian arguing about free will and how it not fair .