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But what was God’s reply? God said, “I’ve kept 7,000 people for myself who have not knelt to worship Baal.” So, as there were then, there are now a few left that God has chosen by his kindness.[a] If they were chosen by God’s kindness, they weren’t chosen because of anything they did. Otherwise, God’s kindness wouldn’t be kindness.

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  1. 11:5 Or “grace.”

And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”[a](A) So too, at the present time there is a remnant(B) chosen by grace.(C) And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(D) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

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  1. Romans 11:4 1 Kings 19:18