Thanks, but I think the crux of the question is this. Since God has decreed who will repent, then why does He give the illusion of giving a person more time to repent, when God knows more time will not help. What is the purpose of giving more time when it is already settled?

John Chaney

"having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ." Colossians 2:7