18. So God shows mercy to those he wants to show mercy to and makes stubborn those he wants to make stubborn.
19. So one of you will ask me, “If God controls what we do, why does he blame us for our sins?”
20. Don’t ask that. You are only human and have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the one who made it. It does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”
21. The one who makes the jar can make anything he wants. He uses the same clay to make different things. He might make one thing for special purposes and another for daily use.