Doctrine of Unconditional Election
The elect are those who chose.
The elect are those who chose.
The real question is to what are the chosen chosen for.
The answer is service. This is seen in EVERY verse that tells us the reason or purpose for election.
A few examples:
Acts 9:15 - But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.
1 Cor 1-
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
Eph 1:4 - For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
The "us in Him" is a reference to believers, already saved. The word "us" is clearly defined in v.19 - "us who believe".
However, God also chooses or elects unbelievers for service.
John 6-
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)
Those who believe that election is to salvation, are invited to find and quote any verse that shows this.
The Bride is indeed predestined. Let us be found in that number when the Bridegroom cometh. Let thy lamp be trimmed and burning.
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