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(To be Continued, D.V.) Election
Election is that act of the triune God whereby He sovereignly chose men and angels unto the foreordained glory of the new heavens and the new earth in Christ Jesus. Foreordination is that act of the triune God whereby He sovereignly determined the end of all things in history, and the means that sho
Election is a doctrine which unrenewed men cannot endure, hut nevertheless, is a glorious and well-attested truth, and one which should comfort the tempted believer. Election is the guarantee of complete salvation, and an argument for success at the throne of grace. He who chose us for Himself will
Then we have a zeal not only for the truth of election, but also for the fruits of election! (To be continued, D.V.) Election
ELECTION: 1. Its Origin (concluded) In the previous article we noted that the origin of election is the sovereign will of God. This is important, since it will keep us from the error of seeking any root of election in man. Having only in this way the proper perspective of the truth, we will see tha
What is election? Briefly, election is that eternal and unchangeable decree of God to choose unto Himself from before the foundations of the world a church in Christ as the object of His grace and love and to glorify that church in everlasting blessedness in heaven. Election is, first of all, a dec
Election is presented as though God ordained the end without ordaining the means; as though election were not that we should be holy; that it were not through sanctification, faith and unto obedience. The elect may become as wicked as they please and still go to heaven. The reprobate may have every
Election is before all blessings, the fountain of every blessing. Those blessings the elect have already out of eternity because they are in Him and they are in Him because they are chosen in Him. Therefore, to shut out this truth is to rob the people of God of their most glorious hopes and prospect
And election means that God moves the magnet over that pile of sawdust, which has in it a multitude also of iron filings. And election as a magnet pulls the filings, the iron filings out of the sawdust. In a way, of course, that's a kind of a nice figure if you're talking about the preaching of
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