The Doctrines of Grace Unconditional Election Grace Planned.pdf

Matt 24:22,24,31 Rom. 8:33 Col. 3:12 Titus 1:1 I Pet. 1:1-2 Rev. 17:14
Mark 13:20 James 2:5 II Thess. 2:13-14 II Tim. 2:10 God chooses some to be saved
Just as Issue in Depravity is whether it is Total
(Effecting will)
The Issue here is Whether Election is Conditional or
Unconditional.
1. Conditional - God chooses based upon something man is or does. ("Arminian")
"God has elected salvation to all who in freedom of
will will come upon Him or
who will meet the
conditions of the elected plan of salvation"
2. Unconditional; God's Sov. Choice: not foreseen merit or faith;
Man's choice (Faith) depends upon God's.
3. Back to Original Question: What is the Difference: Saved & Lost?
On Whom Does Salvation Really Depend?
II. God Unconditionally Chose Some for Salvation from Before the Foundation of the World.
Eph. 1:3-11
A. Who Makes the Choice? God the Father. Eph. 1:3-5 John 15:16,19 Rom. 9:16
Ps. 65:4
B. When Was the Choice Made? From Before the Foundation of the
World. Eph. 1:4 Rom. 9:11-12 Rev. 13:8 17:8 Gal. 1:15 Jer. 1:5
Story preacher: call to salv: golden pen >you name will
be written (Ink already dry)
1. God has Predestined Every event in History. Eph. 1:11 Rom. 8:28
Isa. 46:9-11 14:24,27 55:11 Ps. 115:3 135:6 Illus: snowflake, dust
Predestination includes all of God's decrees
2. Election Refers to His Predestination of Our Salvation.
Before Adam: plan fall, cross
C. Why Did God Choose Some and Not Others?
1. Not Arbitrarily (Blind Fate).
a. Enemies of this truth make sound capricious:
b. Swaggart: "God arbitrarily assigns certain people to heaven of hell"
c. Not dartboard, pin the tail on the elect...;
d. God did have a good reason; however, not fully
revealed to us.
2. Not Based Upon Human Merit. Rom. 5:6,8 Eph. 2:1-3,8-9 II Tim. 1:9
Titus 3:5 I Cor. 1:26-31
a. God's Reason is not something about us!
b. Not even merit of our faith