No they're not meaningless. Do they say Paul is not speaking about Sovereign Electing Grace? The Election received Salvation as promised and the rest are blinded Rom 11:5-7. Only the election will seek righteousness by faith.
Redeem us from unbelief/iniquity ! 2
Now Christ's Death, the giving of Himself for all whom He gave Himself for, His Church Titus 2:14
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Eph 5:25
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It's not biblical election if it is not unconditional because it is of grace. In fact, salvation is not of grace if it is not by unconditional election to Salvation.
oyster67
False , Jesus came to give eternal life only to them the Father gave Him in Election Jn 17:2
2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
My folk you believe a lie, you have been deceived.
Yes Israel is the whole world in Salvation, and the world in John 3:16 is Israel, no not ethnic national Israel, but Elect Israel composed of different ethnicities.
Not sure about calvin, but the doctrines he showed forth from scripture, TULIP they are Gospel Truths, so when you reject those truths, you not rejecting the man calvin, but the Gospel Truths he showed from scripture.
Correct, all of Salvation is of God, from its commencement unto its consummation in Glory ! Rom 8:29-30
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them...
That whole world is Israel. Jesus is Saviour to Israel Acts 13:23
Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Once a Sheep has been converted to the Truth, they wont stray away from it, they cant no longer be deceived. Jn 10:4-5
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from...
Unconditional Election of individuals took place before the world began, before the elected ones had any physical being to have had performed any conditions Eph 1:4
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in...
roger
Absolutely none, in fact man by nature is dead to spiritual things, and a slave to sin, this describes his will and state by nature Eph 2:1-3
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world...
Another good scripture attributing turning to the Lord to the Lord Lam 5:21
21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
That God chose individuals to Salvation in Election is bore out by the phrase names, which is personal.
Rev 13:8 “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
Lk 10:20 “Notwithstanding...
Yes, God must first turn us, then we repent/turn to Him
Jer 31:19
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
Again Jesus as Saviour turns us from our sins unto God Acts 3:26
26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
The same word is used in a Salvation context Rom 11:26
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it...