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Barabbas was guilty, and he still walked free. That single detail forces a question most of us would rather dodge: if a pardon is never owed, what does it mean when God shows mercy to some and passes by others? We start there and work carefully through election and reprobation, stressing that reprobation is not God “adding evil” to anyone, but God withholding rescuing grace and letting justice run its course for people already fallen in Adam.

We also push back on a soft view of salvation that treats the cross like paperwork. Justice must be served, and that is why the cost matters. Sister May and others underline a central claim: Jesus did not come to make salvation possible, he came to save effectually and he never fails. Not one drop of his blood is in vain. That leads into a vivid picture of effectual calling through Lazarus, where God calls the dead by name and brings real life, not a mere opportunity to choose life.

From Romans 9 to the potter and the clay, we talk about humility, assurance, and why gratitude should replace boasting. We also name the uncomfortable implications for man-made religion and any system that makes someone other than God the determiner of destiny. The conversation ends on a sober warning about judgment, a reflection on hell’s door being “locked from the inside,” and a closing prayer for perseverance and for persecuted Christians around the world.

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