Rom 9:21-22, Gal 2:4, Tit 1:16, 2:11, Heb 12:15, 1Pe 2:8, 2Pe 2:1, 10, 1Jo 2:22 | ISV | STEP | A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump.

Romans 9:21-22

21 A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump.Prov 16:4; Jer 18:6; 2Tim 2:20

22 Now if God wants to demonstrate his wrath and reveal his power, can't he be extremely patient with the objects of his wrath that are made for destruction?1Thes 5:9; 1Pet 2:8; Jude 1:4

Galatians 2:4

4 However, false brothers were secretly brought in. They slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus so that they might enslave us.Acts 15:1, 24; Acts 15:1, 24, 2Cor 11:20, 26; Gal 3:25

Titus 1:16

16 They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.Rom 1:28; 2Tim 3:5, 8; Jude 1:4

Titus 2:11

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.Luke 3:6; John 1:9; Rom 5:15; 1Tim 2:4; Titus 3:4-5; 1Pet 5:12

Hebrews 12:15

15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled.Deut 29:18; 2Cor 6:1; Gal 5:4; Heb 3:12

1 Peter 2:8

8 a stone they stumble over and a rock they trip on.” ^{▼▼Ps 118:22; Isa 8:14}Exod 9:16; Isa 8:14; Luke 2:34; Rom 9:22, 33; 1Cor 1:23; 1Thes 5:9; Jude 1:4

They keep on stumbling because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

2 Peter 2:1

1 Warning against False TeachersNow there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.Deut 13:1; Matt 24:11; Acts 20:30; 1Cor 6:20; 11:19; Gal 3:13; Eph 1:7; Phil 3:19; 1Tim 4:1; 2Tim 3:1, 5; Heb 10:29; 1Pet 1:18; 1John 4:1; Jude 1:4, 18; Rev 5:9

2 Peter 2:10

10 especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority.

Being bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to slander glorious beings.Jude 1:4, 7-8, 10, 16

1 John 2:22

22 Who is a liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? ^{▼▼I.e. the Messiah} The person who denies the Father and the Son is the antichrist.1John 4:3; 2John 1:7