Covenant Reformed News – March 2008 • Volume XI, Issue 23
This article from Covenant Reformed News explores the doctrine of election as both individual and corporate, emphasizing how God's election of particular persons constitutes and serves the elect church, ultimately serving the exaltation of Christ. The author grounds this discussion in Reformed confessional sources, particularly the Canons of Dort, and argues that understanding election as the source of the church provides comfort and theological clarity for believers. The piece addresses fundamental questions about God's purpose in creation and redemption through the lens of Reformed predestinarian theology.
Election, the Source of the Church (1) Election is a rich, comforting word to the child of God. Those who read, understand and love the Bible appreciate the frequency and significance of such words as election, elected, elect; choose, chosen; predestinate, predestination; foreknow, foreknowledge; and beloved. The truth and consolation of election is especially known and embraced in Reformed churches for it was rediscovered and preached powerfully at the sixteenth-century Reformation and set...