chris,<br><br>Thank you. You might want to read my reply to another poster on this thread.<br><br>I am well aware of the misuse of the fact that God hardened Pharaoh's heart. God did indeed harden Pharaoh's heart, but the entire picture of events hardly supports Calvinism, instead it brings about its defeat.<br><br>As the Holy Bible defeats ALL ISMS and every contender for preeminence, which belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ.