Romans 8:30 And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. Notice the apostle’s use of the past tense in this verse. If Paul intended to speak about the future salvation of every elect individual, then why would he use these past tense verbs? When writing these words, Paul and his readers had not yet been glorified, so there is no explicit reason to use the past tense. Thus, there is no reason to assume Paul has in mind the future glorification of all believers. The past tense suggests that Paul is referring to former
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