Romans 9:23-24

Those who believe the gospel are those in whom God will display the riches of His glory, not His wrath.

"Paul teaches that God has brought upon certain people whom he chooses on the basis of nothing but his own will a condition of spiritual stupor, a condition that leads to eternal condemnation." [Note: Moo, p. 609.]

These vessels include both Jews and Gentiles (cf. Romans 1:16; Romans 2:10-11; Romans 3:22).

"Men fit themselves for hell; but it is God that fits men for heaven." [Note: Griffith Thomas, St. Paul’s Epistle . . ., p. 261.]