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How do we know election is true?

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Election is affirmed throughout Scripture, particularly in passages like Romans 11:5-6, emphasizing that God selects individuals for salvation not based on their works but according to His grace.

The doctrine of election is firmly rooted in Scripture, as seen in Romans 11:5-6, which states, "Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace." This supports the notion that God elects individuals based solely on His grace, not on any merit of their own. Additionally, 2 Timothy 1:9 mentions that God "has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace." This reveals that election is not a mere arbitrary choice but is founded on God's sovereign purpose and love, ensuring that our hope rests solely on His divine initiative.
Scripture References: Romans 11:5-6, 2 Timothy 1:9, Ephesians 1:4, Romans 8:30, Romans 9:14-16, 1 Corinthians 1:29-31, Romans 8:28-30, Romans 9:11-16, Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 8:33, Acts 13:46, Romans 9:10-13, Romans 9:13, Romans 9:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Romans 9:15, Matthew 11:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, Ezekiel 16:6, Matthew 24:22, John 6:44, Romans 9:24., Romans 9:15-18, Jonah 2:9, Romans 9:11, John 17:2, Romans 9:11-12, Romans 9:11-13, Romans 8, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, John 15:16, Romans 9:10-12, Acts 13:48, John 15:19, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, Romans 9:10-16, Romans 9:6-13, Ephesians 1:4-6, 1 Peter 1:2, Mark 13:20-22, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 9:14-18, Zechariah 3:2, 1 Peter 1:1-2, Genesis 25:19-23, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, Romans 1:18, Romans 9, John 6:37, 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Romans 11:5, Romans 9:23, Acts 10:41, Romans 9:27, Luke 18:7, Titus 2:8, Psalm 14:2, Genesis 25:23, Matthew 15:8, Romans 11, Romans 11:7, Ephesians 1:11, Matthew 15:24, Romans 9:16, Isaiah 65:9, Romans 11:5-7, Romans 8:33-34, Romans 8:29, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Romans 9:6-8, Matthew 22:14, 1 Corinthians 1:21, John 6:37-39, 2 Samuel 7:8, Romans 9:6-11, Isaiah 46, Titus 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6, Romans 1:16-17, Exodus 33:19, Acts 9:15, Genesis 1:26-27, Ephesians 1:3-7, Ephesians 1:3-4, Ephesians 1, Deuteronomy 7:6-9, Romans 9:22-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 1:26-30., Ephesians 1:5, Titus 3:4-6, John 5:1-9, Genesis 21:12, Matthew 15:21-28, Hebrews 2:16, 2 Timothy 1:12, Romans 9:11-13; 2 Timothy 1:9, Isaiah 42:8, Isaiah 43:7, Romans 8:34, John 6:65, Revelation 13:8, Romans 9:10-18, Romans 9:21-24, Isaiah 42:1, Mark 5:15-19, Romans 9:6-16, John 8:1-11, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 1 John 3:14, Jeremiah 23:3-4, Psalm 65:4, Acts 26:12-15, Acts 13, Matthew 16, Psalm 107:2, Galatians 1:15, Revelation 7:4, 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, 1 Corinthians 1:27-30, Luke 15:10, John 5:40, Romans 9:29, Isaiah 1:9, Ephesians 1:3-6, Galatians 1:6-10, Matthew 15, Luke 7

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