But while Paul is silent about the question of future choices in verse 11, he does not remain so. In verse 16 he makes it clear: "So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy." This is the coup de grace to Arminianism and all other non-Reformed views of predestination. This is the Word of God that requires all Christians to cease and desist from views of predestination that make the ultimate decision for salvation rest in the will of man. The apostle declares: "It is not of him who wills." The non-Reformed views must say that it is of him who wills. This is in violent contradiction to the teaching of Scripture. This one verse is absolutely fatal to Arminianism.
( R.C. Sproul )
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