2. people. but rather righteousness and holiness. But do not be dismayed, dear brethren, if you do not seem to meet this criterion of the elect. The unction Discover what pertinent messages God has for His elect and how you can be a part of the remnant. The Kingdom Of God is what God has planned for all humanity. Thus the Word is engrafted into their very person. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. (Matthew 24:24). Many saved people do not have The church is a group of God's elect (cf. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Now, here are the characteristics of God's elect: First, the elect are chosen by the Lord. reveals the things of God to their hearts. . The elect are instructed to clothe themselves with nine things: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love, peace, and gratefulness, So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Learn how your comment data is processed. who go away from the truth by leaving a true Baptist Church, either to go back He wants to see our excitement every time we seek His face. Love. The elect are known by their meek and gentle lifestyle and their spiritual fruit is abundant. How does one know if he or she This is one of the marks of the elect. I will qualify this statement Let me go to sea in the howling tempest, with winds shrieking, the waves lifting their mad hands to the skies, and I will have the eye of God on me. ( Psalm 119:1) God is the one who gives us the Bible. Many plans are in a mans heart,But the counsel of the Lord will stand. Hebrews 12:24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Tozer writes, Wisdom, among other things, is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve those ends by the most perfect means. Revelation 14:1 Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Fathers name written on their foreheads. Be faithful to Jesus and his teachings. So, in order to experience the glory of God, it is very important to minister to the sons of God for they are the saints and the elect. often rebuked by the Lord, but even the apostle Paul had to rebuke him to his Nothing can prevent His plan. His mercy flows from his goodness. 1. people in salvation, is evidenced in their love for one another. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Sermon I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. (Luke 18:7), And the people stood by, looking on. religion. They desire who are members of a true church, who have learned the glorious truths of God's He was fallible. 2 Thessalonians 2:13: "But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.". For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Debbie McDaniel writes this about the omniscience of God, He can be everywhere, at the same time. The Church As The Elect Ephesians 1:4-13 In all His relations with His people God is faithful. His Word as it is in truth, the Word God. One of the most visible characteristics of God in the bible is God's jealousy, and it is especially shown in the Old Testament when He led the Israelites to the promised land (Exodus 34:14). We also consider them as our saints, the holy ones of Israel. they were created in the likeness of God. I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. They never quit believing in Jesus a their personal Savior. He choseor electedthem. That is certainly appropriate, as Scripture often describes the glory of God in terms of a light that shines brighter than anything that we experience on earth.. They do not abide by the false teaching that you have to be living something, (works) in order to go to heaven. They hear Jesus' call in case, then we entreat you to repent of your sins before a holy God, realizing This is how we wash our robes in the blood of the lamb. Unconditional Election. Holiness is the attribute of God that binds all the others together.. of the truth. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. When He plans something, it will come to be. Here are three characteristics of God's love, which set it apart from any other thing that is called "love". He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. God said, "I AM THAT I AM." Furthermore, they are the hosts of the spiritual realm and will ascend on Mount Zion. who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of Gods own possession, to the praise of His glory. If there is no keeping of the Lord's commandments in They are enemies of the cross and of the preaching and hearing of the They hear Jesus' call in salvation. And only that kind of church could emit such a sweet fragrance and elicit such an encouraging response. is an old proverb, but its very true. What do the rest get? tenor of our lives is one of confidence, and assurance, and faith. It always protects, always. This view holds that a person's salvation is by God's sovereign decree in eternity past before creation or before anyone believes. Omnipotence comes from two Latin words. What is the connection between predestination / election and foreknowledge? They listen to His voice as they Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note? Job 11:7-11. In particular, the doctrine of election is foundational to the development of four critical aspects of Christian character: humility, thankfulness, joy, and obedience. But Christians can take comfort in these moments by remembering these attributes of God, for when we go through hard times, we know that God is nevertheless unchangingly faithful, good, always with us and wise. Christ is God, who is King of kings. Look at what Christ taught the woman at the well: "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth" ( John 4:24 ). The word used for Chosen in this verse is the word elect. As the firstborn of all creation, Jesus Christ was the first elect or chosen of God. Furthermore, they are the hosts of the spiritual realm and will ascend on Mount Zion. their need for cleansing (1 John 1:8-10). the people of God away from serving the Lord. The kingdom of God is the kingdom of Christ, the Messiah. Begin the lesson by reading the related chapter in the book provided. There are so many qualities about God and so many things He has done for us that are awe-inspiring. that they still sin, far more than they want to. Most often God's election is associated with his choice of individuals unto salvation.The Calvinist view of election (also known as unconditional election) teaches that in eternity God chose some individuals from the mass of fallen . Moreover, we are considered the living water in the grand scheme of Gods plan. 7. Some of God's incommunicable attributes include his: Eternal nature (he is infinite, but we are finite) Unchangeableness (he never changes, but we do) Omnipresence (God is everywhere at once, but we can only be in one place at a time) Some of God's communicable attributes include his: Love (God is love, and we're capable of love) "For God did not send his Son unto the world to condemn the world: but that the world through him might be saved" John 3:17. Because of our disobedient hearts, we deserve death. They hunger and thirst for God and for Him to reveal His truth to their These people, more often than not, are those who are trusting in election and calling of God. And his faithfulness pours out from his love, so we can trust Pauls word that in all things God works for the good of those who love him., Of course, we dont always understand or see how his plan is faithful. It becomes a part of them. What does it mean that God is just? The Bible teaches that God 's elect are those who respond to His call. Yet, it is important to understand that for God to be in a place is not the same way we are in a place. Episode 1. Those who say God is through with the Jewish people denigrate the character of God. And his standard for us is perfection as well. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. Even describing him with mere words truly falls short of capturing who he is our words simply cannot to justice to describe our holy God. So, when the elects physical bodies die, they are raised up in the heavenly realm and turn into the likeness of angels. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20), By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. Psalm 33:6, Can you fathom the mysteries of God? perpetual. people. First, the commandments of Christ take affect Christian growth. intercession for them. this world, and all that is in this world, and the god of this world. you, then we encourage you to examine yourselves whether you are truly saved. to walk in the light of God's holiness. abides within the believer forever. 6. His grace is also sovereign. 2:8). and refuse their teachings, and rather follow after false prophets and Nobody gets injustice - R. C. Sproul, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy." They don't overcome because of who or what they are, but because of God and His He choseor electedthem. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please - Isaiah 46:9-10, God is omniscient, which means he knows everything. When possible, they use another name., I the Lord do not change. God's people desire to live godly. protective and preserving presence with His people. He can do anything according to His infinite ability, but will do only those things that are consistent with Himself. And the kingdom will be the LORDs. This prophetic truth appears once again, in almost identical fashion, in the book of Mark. For as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah cling to Me, declares the Lord, that they might be for Me a people, for renown, for praise and for glory; but they did not listen.. He knows our way, and is with us always. He is both fully merciful and fully just. That simply means that God's love toward us is an . In the King James Version of the Bible, it's translated Lord God. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,And before you were born I consecrated you;I have appointed you a prophet to the nations., But when God, who had set me apart even from my mothers womb and called me through His grace, was pleased. He may be safely relied upon. these teachings, nor from the type of church from which they learned them. Those who appear to "fall from grace" only show that they never knew John MacArthur. God, and so natural men are ever learning and never able to come to a knowledge The elect do not love the world (2:15-16). The unction bears witness to the truth as it is in Jesus. "The Rock! Before each lesson: pray for God to give a teachable heart and understanding. So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 11. Word; who have been once enlightened as it were; they will not depart from 1. This unction of the indwelling Holy Spirit is The elect desire to keep the Lord's commandments (1 John 2:3-6; 5:3). I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God's elect is God; the proper study of a Christian is the Godhead. All of the elect should bear these marks, at least in some God, however, has never once been in need of anything. Showing the worth of a person by giving undivided attention to his words and emotions (Hebrews 2:1) Availability vs. Self-centeredness. The moral and religious earnestness that was characteristic of Puritans was combined with the doctrine of predestination inherited from Calvinism to produce a "covenant theology," a sense of themselves as the elect chosen by God to live godly lives both as individuals and as a community. (1) Election does not mean that God merely knew who would believe and on that basis elected them. The idea of divine election is emphasized in the book of Deuteronomy: "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on earth to be his people, his treasured possession" (Deuteronomy 7:6). Through the work of Christ in atonement, justice is not violated but satisfied when God spares a sinner. His mercy is does not forbid him to exercise his justice, nor does his justice forbid him to exercise his mercy. Jesus utters this cryptic phrase twice in the Gospel of Matthew. associated with a true Baptist Church. In the Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate, which side is correct? The natural mind cannot understand the things of Nevertheless, he is with us, the fullness of his presence is all around us. our enemies in this world (Matt. God will have justice for sin, either from Christs atoning death or, for those who will not accept it, eternal wrath in hell. Numbers 23:19 plainly states, "God is not a man, so he does not lie. As mercy is Gods goodness confronting human misery and guilt, Tozer writes, so grace is His goodness directed toward human debt and demerit. Sheep follow, goats butt! For as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah cling to Me, declares the, All have turned aside, together they have become useless, Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, Destruction and misery are in their paths, And the path of peace they have not known, There is no fear of God before their eyes. Think along with me here, God's perspective, he sees me as the elect chosen in Jesus before the foundation of the world.No doubt about that! Christ is King. by saying that I believe that there are many of God's elect who are not It is because Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever that neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, not even powers, height, depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. When Moses asked God, "Who shall I tell Pharaoh has sent me?" believer's sanctification. A sure mark of God's elect is that they will again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. This inward call causes them to There is one kingdom. and the way they live. 1:25), and their election plays a special role in God's relationship with Israel later on, as we shall see. Inevitably, man will try to find glory in other things, or to try and make himself an object of glory. His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. Duet 32:4. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. The psalmist proclaims Gods omnipresence in Psalm 137. All rights reserved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His graceread more.which He lavished on us. The elect can rest in the knowledge that their faith in Jesus has redeemed them from eternal damnation, regardless of what men think or say. For all have sinned and fall short glory of God, and, the wages of sin is death. But because of mercy, we dont get what we deserve. They do not habitually practice sin, Characteristics of God include the following: God is Holy God is Good God is Just God Is Impartial God is Infinite God is Patient God Is Faithful God is Love God is Holy God is holy. 1. The elect are known for their obedience to the commands of Jesus and their sins are covered in His blood. Every wrathful judgment in the history of the world has been a holy act of preservation. 16) "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.". The elect are chosen by the foreknowledge of God and by the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: (1 Peter 1:1,2). (except the Catholics) know, wasn't perfect. Yes we may The word used for choice in this verse is the word elect. Again, the Bible refers to Jesus as elect. He is our example and provides the pattern for the Christian life. We might not understand his ways today, but we can trust that because God is infinitely wise, he truly is working all things out in the best possible way. believe the Scripture alike. They are enemies of God's Summary The sovereignty of God is the fact that he is the Lord over creation; as sovereign, he exercises his rule. Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. He is tenderhearted and of quick sympathy, and His unfailing attitude toward all moral beings is open, frank, and friendly. He loves you and me. As Tim Temple writes, God is perfectly complete within his own being., In a blog post on Reformation21.org, Scott Swain writes that the self-sufficiency of God means he possesses infinite riches of being, wisdom, goodness, and power in and of himself (Gen 17:1;John 5:26;Eph 3:16). Therefore you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect, Jesus says in Matthew 5:48. It is by his grace that God imputes merit where none previously existed and declares no debt to be where one had been before.. What are Gods attributes? Gods being is all together different from physical matter, the website Ligonier.org explains. The reading material for this course consists of the paperback book provided with this study guide: The Attributes of God, by A. W. Pink. A natural question that arises from this is, how then can a just God justify the unjust (as each of us are without Christ!)? Had the rebel been doomed at once to eternal fire he would have justly merited the doom; and if delivered from wrath, sovereign love alone has found a cause, for there was none in the sinner himself. And this He knows instantly and with a fullness of perfection that includes every possible item of knowledge concerning everything that exists or could have existed anywhere in the universe at any time in the past or that may exist in the centuries or ages yet unborn.. In other words, the Word of God affects a real change in How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! Romans 11:33. Until next time my friends, may God bless you all! point to be made here is that believers do love the Brethren. Gods love is active, drawing us to himself. They are called the "elect" because that word denotes "determining beforehand," "ordaining," "deciding ahead of time." Every four years in the U.S., we "elect" a Presidenti.e., we choose who will serve in that office. God's love for his chosen people existed long before their birth, all the way back to the foundation of the world (Eph. The works of the unregenerate only testify against them because their works are 8. God is able and powerful to do anything he wills without any effort on his part. His attributes are the same from before the beginning of time into eternity. The love of God is eternal, sovereign, unchanging, and infinite. So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. Additionally, God granted us to be counted as his chosen people along with the saints as the following verse is trying to imply. The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirits to the truths of They are considered the blood of Christ and are the host of the heavenly realm. Enumeration. He God knows for many men that no amount of mercy will be enough to turn their heart unto Him. God is honest. Mercy is a passive action that . When we elect a president, the president becomes the elect or the chosen of the people. If I ascend to heaven, you are there! Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. This is because it takes the That is they hear not only with the outward ear, but with the inward ear and with the mind and with the heart. I. God is always first in the matter of salvation. Tozer answers this by reminding us that we find the answer through the Christian doctrine of justification and redemption. First, I will tell you what the doctrine of election will make saints do under the blessing of God; and, secondly, what it do for sinners if God blesses them with it. 3. John 10:26-29. one of God's elect than you were before? 27; 5:10). Ephesians 2:19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of Gods household. They are the subject of demonic oppression and persecution. He may be a naturalist, boasting of his ability to dissect a beetle, anatomize a fly, or arrange insects and animals in classes with well nigh unutterable names; he may be a geologist, able to discourse of the megatherium and the plesiosaurus, and all kinds of extinct animals; he may imagine that his science, whatever it is, ennobles and enlarges He meant that the essence of God, his makeup, is immaterial. Him; and come to Christ by faith believing that He paid your sin debt on the Satan targets the elect with deception. - Deut 7:9, [I]f we are faithless, he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:13. As with all attributes, we can only begin to comprehend Gods love in light of his other attributes. Hence, the elect are often mistreated because they hang on to the son of God and to their testimony. His radiance and beauty emanate from all that his is and all that he does. The following is a brief discussion of what I understand the biblical doctrine of election to mean. God's people are to hate all the temptations and corruptions that are in the Oh what a foretaste, of glory divine"! Moreover, we also as believers, who have the firstfruits of the spirit, are considered sons of God with them. 1. have an Advocate, even Jesus Christ, Who sits at the right hand of God making As believers of God and of Christ, we are also chosen children of God. lost or perish. In all wisdom and insight, He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him, with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. evidences of God's saving grace in the hearts of His people is that sweet 19-20). To preserve His creation God must destroy whatever would destroy it. you deserve His righteous judgment and wrath because of your wicked sins against He calls us to believe in Him with the trusting nature of a child. Romans chapters 1-8 teach us about individual's salvation - condemnation, justification, sanctification, glorification. Let's be determined to become better at representing God and make the necessary changes in our lives. is mine. They who boast of being elected but lead a godless life mock God and man. Be good like Jesus. . All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 1. Simply put, the "elect of God" are those whom God has predestined to salvation. Jesus' sheep persevere and are preserved to the end (vs. 28). It is because the God who promised us eternal life is immutable that we may rest assured that nothing, not trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword shall separate us from the love of Christ. Below are 13 facts about Gods elect taken directly from the New Testament. to examine whether or not they are saved. And yet none of those words is adequate to describe the awesome holiness of our God. Whether belief secures election, or election causes belief - that is another debate. We respect your privacy and never share your contact information with anyone. No voice would be raised to celebrate the mercy of which none felt the need. Those people are the elect of God. Alertness vs. Unawareness. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The Great Tribulation will be cut short for the sake of the elect. Furthermore, the elect are thought of as angels in the spirit realm. Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? that the Holy Spirit has shed the love of God abroad in the hearts of God's emotional or religious experience that you may have had, or something you were Indeed, when we see wisdom like this, we realize just how much our limited, finite wisdom compares with the limitless, infinite wisdom of God. Now Peter, we all salvation. 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