ELECTION

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ELECTION

• Did God choose you OR
• did you choose God?

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DEFINITION OF TERMS ELECTION literally means
selection or chosen. Election is therefore
the sovereign act of God whereby He selected some
persons to be the recipients of His salvation.
Election emphasizes Gods free choice of
individuals to salvation.
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PREDESTINATION means to mark off beforehand.
It is to preplan a destiny. It refers to Gods
foreordination of individuals to a particular
fate.
CALLING literally means an invitation. It is
the act of God by which persons are invited to
accept salvation by faith.
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TWO MAJOR VIEWS ON ELECTION FORESIGHT ELECTION
This view states that God selected persons for
salvation on the basis that he knew beforehand
that they would accept him.
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Declarations are made of Gods foreknowledge of
those whom he purposed to save use. - Romans
828-30 112 - 1 Peter 11-2 - Jeremiah 15
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INDIVIDUAL ELECTION This view states that God
chose certain persons to be the recipients of
special grace and eternal salvation. It is
unconditional there is nothing that mankind has
done to merit it.
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Declarations are made of Gods purpose to save or
select certain individuals for His use. - Acts
1348 - Ephesians 14-11 - 2 Thessalonians 213 -
2 Timothy 19
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Declarations are made that the Father has given
certain persons to the Son to be his special
possession. - John 637-39, 44, 65 - John 172,
6, 9, 24
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WHAT IF GOD DID ELECT SOME DOES HE HAVE THE
RIGHT TO DO SO? - Romans 911-24 - Romans
117-12, 25, 26-34 (Israel) - John 1237-40 -
John 1516 1712 (Disciples, Judas) - 2
Corinthians 43-4
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• THE CALLING OF GOD
• General or External Call A call to all persons
  to be saved through Gods providence, His Word
  Spirit.
• Isaiah 4522 556-7
• Ezekiel 3311
• Matthew 1128
• John 316 1232
• Romans 1013
• Revelation 320

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• THE CALLING OF GOD
• Special or Efficacious Call A call of God to
  the Elect for His purpose, will salvation.
• Romans 830
• 2 Timothy 19
• Matthew 2015-16, 2214
• Galatians 115
• Acts 94-6, 15

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HOW DOES ELECTION AFFECT MANKIND? Is our
salvation based on Gods choice or our choice? If
God chose us did we even have a choice? Why do we
bother to witness and pray?
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REASONING IT OUT! (Illus. 1) 1. Does God know
who are elected? YES! 2. Can any of Gods elect
be lost? NO! 3. Why evangelize? BECAUSE THAT IS
HOW THE ELECT WILL BE SAVED! 4. Will any of the
elect fail to believe? NO! 5. Why do they have to
believe? BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN BE
SAVED!
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REASONING IT OUT! (Illus. 2) 1. Has God planned
the answers to my prayers? YES! 2. Then why pray?
BECAUSE THE ANSWERS COME WHEN I PRAY!
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REASONING IT OUT! (Illus. 3) 1. Does God know
the day you will die? YES! 2. Could you die a day
sooner? NO! 3. Then why do you eat? TO LIVE! 4.
Suppose I do not eat? YOU WILL EVENTUALLY DIE! 5.
Would that be the day God planned that I should
die? (JUST EAT!!!)
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 1. It is undeniable that
God has foreknowledge and that election involves
a selection. Hence, possibly, God may have
intended for both elements to be a part of the
election process. Couldnt election involve a
two-fold aspect since the Bible presents both
elements as a basis for the same thing?
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 2. The act of election is
grounded in Gods character. He is omniscientHe
knew all the possibilities. He is sovereignHe
does what he wills. He is loving, merciful
graciousHe will not turn away any one who comes
to him with a repentant heart.
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 3. Election alone does not
result in the salvation of people. Election
assures that those chosen will be saved, but it
alone does not save them. People are saved by
faith through the blood of Jesus in accepting Him
as savior.
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 4. God has made provisions
for all men to be saved. Jesus died for the sins
of the world that the world through Him might be
saved. The world must look to Jesus to be saved.
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 5. Each person is
responsible for what he or she does with the
gospel. If you were not accountable to God for
your own souls then he would not judge you on
that basis. God says we must all give account,
hence we have no excuse, we either accept Gods
salvation or reject it.
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 6. Does God cast anyone
into the lake of fire because they were not
elected or because they rejected Jesus Christ as
personal savior? God may be sovereign in his
will but mankind has personal responsibility for
their actions.
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CONCLUSIVE STATEMENTS 7. Salvation is available
to all, it is unlimited, not partial. Salvation
is only limited by mans rejection of it.
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CONCLUSION Instead of trying to figure out
election who God elected. You need to make
YOUR calling election sure ensure that you
evangelize that others have equal opportunity to
do the same. NOTE The fact that you can make
your election sure means you have a part to play
in the process!