GOD witholds His Persuasion for ALL so that He may Pardon ALL (Romans 11:32)

For your consideration: Romans 11:32

Poorly translated and interpreted NIV Study Bible for this scripture: "For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all."

Greater understanding by drilling deeper into the Greek: "For God has shut up (closed) ALL men into absence of persuasion/faith ("apeitheon" from apo-away from & pistos - His persuasion) that to ALL He may show pardon/pity/forgiveness/compassion/mercy.

First, the Greek word, "apeitheon", that the NIV translates as "disobedience" is incorrectly translated as "disobedience".  It can be literally translated from the Greek as: "away from persuasion".  In other words, God has "shut up" ALL men away from His persuading them into understanding/accepting Him - so that He can pardon ALL [at His appointed time].

"Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our path..."

"Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our path, is the perfect preparation for a future only He can see."  Corrie Ten Boom (Her imprisonment during the Holocaust was the subject of the 1975 movie, "The Hiding Place".)

It has been almost two months since I was given the opportunity to place more Posts on this Blog.  Life has been quite busy.  These are some examples of how I have gotten to trust that the experiences that God has chosen for me in the last 4 1/2 years AND in the last two months are "...the perfect preparation for a future only He can see."

When I retired in December 2011, I envisioned retirement with certain possibilities: