Reference: Election Of Grace
Easton
The Scripture speaks (1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and privilege, e.g., Abraham, Jacob, Saul, David, Solomon, were all chosen by God for the positions they held; so also were the apostles. (2) There is also an election of nations to special privileges, e.g., the Hebrews (De 7:6; Ro 9:4). (3) But in addition there is an election of individuals to eternal life (2Th 2:13; Eph 1:4; 1Pe 1:2; Joh 13:18).
The ground of this election to salvation is the good pleasure of God (Eph 1:5,11; Mt 11:25-26; Joh 15:16,19). God claims the right so to do (Ro 9:16,21).
It is not conditioned on faith or repentance, but is of soverign grace (Ro 11:4-6; Eph 1:3-6). All that pertain to salvation, the means (Eph 2:8; 2Th 2:13) as well as the end, are of God (Ac 5:31; 2Ti 2:25; 1Co 1:30; Eph 2:5,10). Faith and repentance and all other graces are the exercises of a regenerated soul; and regeneration is God's work, a "new creature."
Men are elected "to salvation," "to the adoption of sons," "to be holy and without blame before him in love" (2Th 2:13; Ga 4:4-5; Eph 1:4). The ultimate end of election is the praise of God's grace (Eph 1:6,12). (See Predestination.)
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At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.
I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
If you were of this world, the world would be a friend to its own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
him has God exalted, a Prince and Saviour at his right hand, to give a change of mind to Israel and the forgiveness of sins.
who are Israelites, whose are the adoption and the glory, and the covenants and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises,
Therefore, it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that exercises mercy.
or has not the potter a right, in respect to the clay, to make of the same mass one vessel to honor and another to dishonor?
But what says the response to him? I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. So then also at the present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace; read more. but if by grace, no longer by works; for otherwise grace is no longer grace; but if by works, it is no longer grace; for otherwise a work is no longer a work.
but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, that he might redeem those under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [worlds] in Christ, as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him,
as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him,
as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him, having predestinated us in love to an adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
having predestinated us in love to an adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, which he bestowed upon us in the beloved,
to the praise of his glorious grace, which he bestowed upon us in the beloved,
in whom also we have been called, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works out all things according to the counsel of his will, that we should be for a praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ;
For by grace are you saved through the faith; and that not of you; [it is] the gift of God;
for we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, in which God before appointed that we should walk.
But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to salvation by purification of spirit, and belief of the truth,
But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to salvation by purification of spirit, and belief of the truth,