Election

Election

1. Reprobation

   • Reprobation is the sovereign decision of God before creation to pass over some persons, in sorrow deciding not to save them, and to punish them for their sins, and thereby to manifest his justice.
   • Jude 4
   • Romans 9:17-22
   • 1 Peter 2:8
   • Romans 11:7

2. Perspectives

   • 1. As a Comfort
     • Romans 8:28-30
       • God has always acted for the good of those He has called to himself
         • Past
           • Foreknew and Predestined
         • Present
           • Called and Justified
         • Future
           • Perfect and Glorified
   • 2. As a Reason to Praise God
     • Thess. 2:13
     • Eph. 1:12
     • Paul thanks God, he does not praise the believers for their faith
   • 3. As an encouragement in Evangelism
     • 2 Tim 2:10
       • Election is Paul’s guarantee that there will be some success for his evangelism, for he knows that some of the people he speaks to will be the elect, and they will believe the gospel and be saved. It is as if someone invited us to come fishing and said, “I guarantee that you will catch some fish — they are hungry and waiting.”

3. Not based on foreknowledge

   • Foreknowledge is of persons, not tasks
   • Faith is never a reason God chooses us, faith becomes a work
   • This does not mean a person has free will