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![WHY ARE ONLY SOME SAVED?
Freewill & The Doctrine of Election
WHAT is election? God choosing certain people Acts 13:48 “As many as were appointed to eternal life believed”
WHO are elect? Christians
Jesus said “For many are called, but few are chosen” Matt 22:14
OT: Israelites are “chosen...out of all the peoples” Duet 7:6
NT: Jesus “chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles” Luke
6:13
WHEN did God
choose us?
Before eternity “Chosen in Him before the foundation of the world” Eph. 1:4
WHY did God
choose us?
His perfect LOVE
“The Lord set his love on your fathers and chose their offspring after
them…above all peoples” Duet 10:15
“For God so loved the world….” John 3:16
His GRACE and mercy “[God] saved us…because of his own purpose and grace” 2 Tim 1:9
HOW are we
saved?
By Grace
through Faith
in Christ
“the human race is truly redeemed and reconciled with God through
Christ, who, by His faultless [innocency] obedience, suffering, and death,
has merited for us the righteousness which avails before God, and
eternal life.” (FC. XI.15)
“[Holy Ghost] will be efficacious and active in us, convert hearts to true
repentance, and preserve them in the true faith” (FC.XI.17)
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your
own doing; it is the gift of God” Eph. 2:8
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the
ungodly.” Romans 5:6
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our
trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” Eph. 1:7](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/election-200429221205/85/Election-1-320.jpg)
![WHY ARE ONLY SOME SAVED?
Freewill & The Doctrine of Election
WHAT is election? God choosing certain people Acts 13:48 “As many as were appointed to eternal life believed”
WHO are elect? Christians
Jesus said “For many are called, but few are chosen” Matt 22:14
OT: Israelites are “chosen...out of all the peoples” Duet 7:6
NT: Jesus “chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles” Luke
6:13
WHEN did God
choose us?
Before eternity “Chosen in Him before the foundation of the world” Eph. 1:4
WHY did God
choose us?
His perfect LOVE
“The Lord set his love on your fathers and chose their offspring after
them…above all peoples” Duet 10:15
“For God so loved the world….” John 3:16
His GRACE and mercy “[God] saved us…because of his own purpose and grace” 2 Tim 1:9
HOW are we
saved?
By Grace
through Faith
in Christ
“the human race is truly redeemed and reconciled with God through
Christ, who, by His faultless [innocency] obedience, suffering, and death,
has merited for us the righteousness which avails before God, and
eternal life.” (FC. XI.15)
“[Holy Ghost] will be efficacious and active in us, convert hearts to true
repentance, and preserve them in the true faith” (FC.XI.17)
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your
own doing; it is the gift of God” Eph. 2:8
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the
ungodly.” Romans 5:6
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our
trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” Eph. 1:7](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/election-200429221205/75/Election-1-2048.jpg)
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- 1. WHY ARE ONLYSOME SAVED? Freewill & The Doctrine of Election WHAT is election? God choosing certain people Acts 13:48 “As many as were appointed to eternal life believed” WHO are elect? Christians Jesus said “For many are called, but few are chosen” Matt 22:14 OT: Israelites are “chosen...out of all the peoples” Duet 7:6 NT: Jesus “chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles” Luke 6:13 WHEN did God choose us? Before eternity “Chosen in Him before the foundation of the world” Eph. 1:4 WHY did God choose us? His perfect LOVE “The Lord set his love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them…above all peoples” Duet 10:15 “For God so loved the world….” John 3:16 His GRACE and mercy “[God] saved us…because of his own purpose and grace” 2 Tim 1:9 HOW are we saved? By Grace through Faith in Christ “the human race is truly redeemed and reconciled with God through Christ, who, by His faultless [innocency] obedience, suffering, and death, has merited for us the righteousness which avails before God, and eternal life.” (FC. XI.15) “[Holy Ghost] will be efficacious and active in us, convert hearts to true repentance, and preserve them in the true faith” (FC.XI.17) “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God” Eph. 2:8 “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” Romans 5:6 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” Eph. 1:7
- 2. Bible Experience Reason God savesonly a FEW "By Grace Alone" Nothing in us, makes God want us (2 Tim 1:9, Rom 5:6) When "by grace alone" is abandoned.... Arminianism & "foreseen faith" God chose elect because he knew they would have faith Becomes our works that save us God extends "Universal Grace" to ALL God's grace extends to all (2 Cor 5:15, 1 Tim 2:4, John 3:16) When "universal grace" isabandoned... Calvinism & double predestination Christ only died for certain people God desired/chose/ predestined some to hell Issue? LAW not Gospel Paradox: BUT BOTH ARE SCRIPTURAL Human reasoningcannot figure it out SOURCES: Busch, Edward E. "The Predestinarian Controversy100 Years Later." Currents In Theology And Mission 9, no. 3 Laetsch, Theodore. The Abiding Word, Volume I.. Lutheran, observer. "The Predestination Controversyinthe LutheranChurch." Andover Review (Boston, Mass.) 3, no. The Lutheran Study Bible (ESV). McCain, Paul Timothy. Concordia, The Lutheran Confessions, A Reader’s Edition of the Book of Concord. Mueller, StevenP. Called to Believe, Teach, and Confess Schaff, Philip. "The Calvinistic system in the light of reason and the scripture." Andover Review (Boston, Mass.) 17, no. 100 Schmelder, WilliamJ. "The Predestinarian Controversy:ReviewandReflection." Concordia Journal 1, no. 1 Wengert, TimothyJ. "The Formula of Concordand the comfort of election." Lutheran Quarterly20, no. 1 If you would like a copy of the PowerPoint, email me at marisa.hahn@cuw.edu •The "will of God...is good and acceptable and perfect" Rom 12:2 •"not wishing that any should perish" 2 Pet 3:9, • see also Eph 1:11 God's Will •Christiansand non-Christiansaresinful,dead in sin, enemies of God •"for all havesinned and fall shortof the glory of God" Romans 3:23 Our Free WIll •Unbelieversrejectthe HS •"The one who rejectsme anddoesnot receive my wordshas a judge"Jn12:48 Why some not others? •NO,thenthisbecome ourwork! •“No one comesto the fatherexceptthrough me"John14:6, se also Rom 10:9-10, 3:23 Are we saved becacusewe do not reject? •We do not know •Although we areequally sinful and resistant,some are damned because of their own will. How can they resist? WE DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE ANSWERS The Fallen man cannot discern God’s mind “For who has known the mind of the Lord?” Rom 11:34a, also 2 Tim 3:16-17 What the Scripture says is sufficient and true