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thinkingonscripture.com
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| | | | | God's election is a sovereign act from eternity past and is predicated on love and grace (Eph 1:3-6), and not on any foresight of good works (Deut 7:7-8; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Rom 9:9-16). God elects based on His foreknowledge, as Peter states, we are "chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father" (1 Pet 1:1-2), and the elect are saved through the preaching of a gospel message (Rom 10:14-17), and believing in Christ as their Savior (John 3:16; Acts 4:12; 16:31). The basis for condemnation is always a person's unbelief (John 3:18; 5:39-40; Eph 2:3), as it is negative human volition that keeps people from coming to Christ (1 Tim 2:4; 4:10; John 5:40; Acts 7:51). Election is not merely to salvation, but to a holy and righteous life that honors the Lord (Col... | |
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learn.ligonier.org
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| | | | | In his letter to the Romans, after the Apostle Paul describes the gospel as "the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes," he gives us some sobering news. There is not one person who isn't ungodly... | |
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purelypresbyterian.com
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| | | | | In the Nicene Creed (AD 381), the universal church confesses that we believe in "one baptism for the remission of sins." This language comes directly from several Scripture texts: "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins [? ?... | |
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thecaptivereader.com
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| | | Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire fromThe Captive Readerand Sharlene fromReal Life Readingthat encourages bloggers to share the books they've checked out from the library. If you'd like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And... | ||
