BIBLICAL MEANING OF ELECTION “AS APPLIED TO SAVED PERSONS”
A tentative definition of election: That God, before the foundation of the
world, chose all believers to salvation in Christ with all its attendant
blessings and obligations. 2
Thess. 2:13-14 with Eph. 1:4
"But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." "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 love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will."
The place of election within the total divine plan (predestination)
(1)
Predestination refers to the total plan - includes all things. - Hence includes
both causative and permissive decrees.
(2)
Election refers to that part of the total divine plan which deals with the
saved.
- God predestines all things - He
elects the saved. He does not elect the lost to be lost – they do through the
refusal to accept the grace He offers to all.
- Election deals only with personal
beings.
- Election always a causative decree.
God causes that thing to take place. He allows sin but it is in His plan.
And since all are sinners He has the choice of how He wants to use a person
therefore He has a whole creation to use in this process. Psa. 148:8-12. He has
Judas, He has Pharaoh, He has John the Baptist, He even has you and I. Many
things have happened in my experience over 66 years at this point and of a few
I know that the God and King of this universe has a plan that I still have
trouble comprehending.
He elects none to perdition but by grace He saves a few.
This has to do with the saved.
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