The Doctrine of Salvation—Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
Chris Hefner
According to the Lexham Bible Dictionary, election is “God’s choice of a person or people group for a specific purpose, mission, or salvation.”
What do we mean by God’s sovereignty in salvation?
Unconditional election (not based on goodness, virtue, or condition).
Predestination based on foreknowledge (not a foreknowledge of who will choose him, but an unconditional relational foreknowledge based on his divine purposes).
Regeneration is entirely an act of God through grace. Being made alive (Eph. 2 and John 3:3) is not a work that man can bring about.
Philosophical Takeaway: God created time. He is outside of time.
Theological Takeaway: We must believe what God says especially when we don’t fully understand it.
Relational Takeaway: While this topic is beyond us, God has made himself known to us.
Worship Takeaway: Romans 11:33-36.
Evangelistic Takeaway: Pray for those who don’t know Christ. Trust that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation
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