It does not depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. If God unconditionally chose some to be graciously redeemed, then this means that he also left the rest to be justly condemned. This is known as reprobation . Objections to unconditional election Unconditional election violates free will. Speaking pragmatically, then, if God did violate our free wills, we should be thankful, not annoyed, because he would have violated our free wills out of love.
Unconditional election is unfair.
Rather, grace is quite unfair, but in our favor. Romans 9 flatly denies this. It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. But that is precisely what grace is. One response is to distinguish between God's sovereign will and his wishes or desires.