Related: Election, Foreknowledge, Corporate Election Predestination. Predestination is the truth that believers in Christ were predetermined to a future position; to be in Christ’s place before God, and ultimately to be conformed to His image. Often people speak of begin predestinated to heaven, but in scripture predestination is always “to be conformed to the […]
Related: Predestination, Election, Corporate Election Foreknowledge. Foreknowledge is the advanced knowledge by God of those whom He specially chosen for blessing, and it implies a unique and blessed relationship intended. Foreknowledge is closely connected with election, and it has to do with the sovereignty of God in the salvation of man. It is connected […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Instructions Concerning the Day of the Lord 2 Thessalonians 2 2 Thessalonians 2. In the second chapter, Paul comes to the doctrinal correction of the error which the false teachers were pressing on the Thessalonian saints. There are really two proofs that are given that they day of the Lord has not […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk God’s Purpose for Christ and the Church Ephesians 1 Eternal ages shall declare The riches of Thy grace, To those who with Thy Son shall share A son’s eternal place.1 Ephesians 1 – 3. In the first part of Ephesians, we have God bringing us into His thoughts concerning Christ and the […]
Related: Election Corporate Election. A clever denial of sovereign election has emerged and recently grown in popularity. The argument is intended to deny individual election by twisting the scriptures to support a different kind of election. Supporters of corporate election have found a convenient way to dispose of Eph. 1:4 and other verses that are crystal clear on […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk God’s Sovereignty, Setting Aside Israel & Bringing in the Gentiles Romans 9 Romans 9. In this chapter, the Spirit of God addresses the Jew who protests that Gentiles can be saved without following the law; i.e. by faith, apart from a Jewish basis. To accomplish this, the Spirit draws from the Old […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Introduction and General Encouragement 1 Peter 1:1-12 1 Peter 1:1-12. In the first chapter of the epistle, Peter seeks to encourage the Jewish believers in their heavenly calling. It isn’t the heavenly calling of the church, but of individual believers. The portion and inheritance of the saints is brought out for their […]
Related: Predestination, Foreknowledge, Corporate Election Election. Election is the truth that believers in Christ were elected, or chosen, by God for blessing. “According as he has chosen us in him before the world’s foundation” (Eph. 1:4). Election is the choice of one out of many. God’s sovereign choice was made “before the world’s foundation”, […]