Romans 11:7-8
11:7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The
rest were hardened,
11:8 as it is written,
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear,
to this very day.”
Romans 11:2
11:2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
Colossians 3:14-16
3:14 And to all these
virtues
add
love, which is the perfect bond.
3:15 Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body
to this peace), and be thankful.
3:16 Let the word of Christ
dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace
in your hearts to God.