And....everyone still has a choice to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
though God in eternity chose those those who would beleive in Jesus and be saved ----... its mans own fault if they reject jesus and are lost
along with the bible verses you gave this is also what the bible says..
Acts 7:51 (New International Version 1984, ©1984)
51 “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
Luke 13:34 (New International Version 1984, ©1984)
34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
confessional Lutheranism is not a denomination--- it is a confession of faith in Jesus and his holy bible .. as absolute truth .. ... Even when the bible truths are not reasonable.