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Romans 9:25

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KJV ORIGINAL

As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

It's like what God said through the prophet Hosea: 'I'm going to call people who weren't mine, mine. I'm going to love those who weren't loved.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's love isn't limited to the expected crowd — he's always expanding the circle.

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