Originally Posted by
Thundarstick
So then pharaoh thought himself a god, and as such made the statement, "so who is this God of Israel that I should listen to him?". So God started showing his power to the god pharaoh, pushing his buttons each time so that the pharaoh became more and more determined to win this, "battle of the gods". So God did indeed harden his heart because the pharaoh was in a no win situation, even if he didn't know it.
Would it be possible then for us to harden an unbelievers heart by constantly pushing their buttons on religion? Of course if you are predestined to condemnation or salvation that wouldn't be possible, and God doesn't desire that everyone be saved??