Grace is the Gospel
Grace before Time

Eternal Triune God

Author of Creation

Creation is Good

Created in
God’s Image
Male and Female

Created with Purpose
• Glorify God
• Enjoy Him Forever

The Fall

We Betrayed God

A Declaration
of
Independence
Adam signed for all of mankind

Shame and Guilt

Death

All of Creation Cursed

God’s Plan All Along

All of Mankind

Sinners from Birth

We are Depraved

Slaves to Sin

Unable to Submit

Subject to Justice

and Wrath of God

Dead in our Sins

Back to God’s Plan...

Rejoice!
By grace you have
been saved
Ephesians 2:5, 8

Grace is...
• Power to raise the dead
• Power directed by love
• Love to the ill-deserving

Salvation is of the Lord
– Jonah 2:9

Election
• First step of God’s love
• God’s purpose to save us

Ephesians 1:3-6

He chose us in Him

When?

Before Creation

Why?

So we could be holy
and blameless

He predestined us to
adoption through Christ

For What Purpose?

God’s will, to the praise
of glory of His grace

Saved for Good Works
Ephesians 2:9-10

When we were Dead
• Ephesians 1:11
• Ephesians 2:4-9

He chose individuals
• 1 Corinthians 1:26-30
• James 2:5

Cause or Effect?
• Romans 11:1-8 • John 10:24-27
• Acts 13:48 • John 10:16
• John 17:6-9 • John 11:50-52
• John 6:37-39 • Acts 18:9-10

The will to come
• John 6:44, 65
• Acts 16:14

Faith the Effect
Romans 8:28-33

Individual and
Unconditional
Romans 9:1-23

Election is nothing but
the preparation of grace

Why not choose...

Why did He choose any
one of us?

Soli Deo Gloria