Election is affirmed in Scripture as God’s sovereign choice, demonstrated in passages such as Ephesians 1:4-5, which emphasizes that believers are chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world.
The doctrine of election, rooted in God's sovereignty, finds support in various scriptural texts. Ephesians 1:4-5 states, 'According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,' highlighting that believers are chosen by God's grace, not by their merit. Additionally, 2 Thessalonians 2:13 reminds us that God has 'from the beginning chosen you to salvation.' This clear articulation of election underscores that salvation is not arbitrary or based on human decision, but is the result of God's sovereign will, ensuring that His purpose prevails. This theological truth brings assurance to believers, reminding them they are part of God's redemptive plan.
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Ephesians 1:4-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 11:5-6, 2 Timothy 1:9, Romans 9:6-8, Ephesians 1:4, Romans 8:30, Romans 9:14-16, 1 Corinthians 1:29-31, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 8:29, 1 Peter 1:2, Romans 9:11-16, Romans 8:29-30, 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Romans 8:33, Acts 13:46, Romans 9:10-13, Romans 9:13, Romans 9:15-16, Romans 9:11-12, Romans 9, Romans 11:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, John 6:44, Romans 9:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, Romans 9:15, Matthew 11:25, Ezekiel 16:6, Matthew 24:22, Romans 9:24., Romans 9:15-18, Jonah 2:9, Romans 9:11, John 6:37, John 17:2, Romans 9:11-13, Zechariah 3:2-4, Romans 11:1-5, Romans 8, John 15:16, Jude 1, Numbers 3, Romans 9:10-12, Acts 13:48, John 15:19, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, Romans 9:10-16, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 9:6-13, Ephesians 1:4-6, Psalm 110:3, Revelation 17:14, Romans 9:13-14, Matthew 25:32-33, Romans 9:21, Mark 13:20-22, 1 Peter 2:9, Psalm 65:4, John 17:2-12, Jeremiah 31:1, Romans 11:29, Romans 9:14-18, Zechariah 3:2, 1 Peter 1:1-2, Genesis 25:19-23, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, 1 Peter 1:1, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 9:6, Revelation 7:4, Romans 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10, Ephesians 1:5-6, Romans 9:24-27, Romans 9:24, Matthew 11:25-26, Romans 11:5, Romans 9:23, Acts 10:41, Romans 9:27, Matthew 24:31, Romans 8:28, Romans 5:18, Luke 18:7, Titus 2:8, Psalm 14:2, Genesis 25:23, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Matthew 15:8, Isaiah 40:18-25, Ezekiel 36:21-28, Romans 11, Romans 11:7, John 6:37-39, 2 Timothy 2:10, Romans 11:4, Matthew 15:24, Isaiah 65:9, Romans 11:5-7, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, 2 Timothy 1:9., 1 Thessalonians 1:5, Romans 8:33-34, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Romans 10:13, Psalm 80, Matthew 22:14, 1 Corinthians 1:21, Ephesians 1, Romans 9-11, 1 Peter 2:4-5, 2 Samuel 7:8, Romans 9:6-11, Isaiah 46, Psalm 4:3, Titus 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6, Romans 1:16-17, Galatians 3:7-9, Psalm 105:10-12, Hebrews 12:23, Exodus 33:19, Acts 9:15, Genesis 1:26-27, Ephesians 1:3-7, John 17:9, Ephesians 1:3-4, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 4:4-5, Romans 8:16, Romans 9:28, 2 Peter 1:10, Deuteronomy 7:6-9, Romans 9:22-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 1:26-30., Romans 5, Ephesians 1:5, Titus 3:4-6, John 5:1-9, Genesis 21:12, Romans 3:11, Matthew 15:21-28, Hebrews 2:16, Exodus 29:1, 2 Timothy 1:12, Romans 9:11-13; 2 Timothy 1:9, Isaiah 42:8, Isaiah 43:7, John 10:14-15, Romans 8:34, John 6:65, Revelation 7:1-4, Acts 8:26-38, Romans 9:10-18, Romans 9:21-24, Isaiah 42:1, Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:4-5, Mark 5:15-19, Romans 9:6-16, John 8:1-11, Deuteronomy 31:6, John 17:6-9, 1 John 3:14, Ephesians 1:3-6, John 10:30, Jeremiah 23:3-4, Acts 26:12-15, Acts 13:16-17, Acts 13, Matthew 16, Psalm 107:2, Colossians 3:12, Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 9:11-13; 2 Timothy 1:9, Galatians 1:15, John 6:38-39, Isaiah 43:10, Luke 9:28-31, Romans 9:8, 2 John 1, Matthew 1:21, Romans 9:15-16., Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 9:30-32, Acts 7:54, 1 Corinthians 1:27-30, Luke 15:10, Acts 13:17, 1 Samuel 12:22, Jude 1:1, Acts 24:14, John 5:40, Romans 9:29, 1 Corinthians 2:12, Isaiah 1:9, Romans 9:30-33, Joel 2:32, Galatians 1:6-10, Matthew 15, Luke 7, Genesis 6:8
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