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 9:11-16, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 8:29-30, Hosea 2, Matthew 22:14, 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, 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, Romans 8:33, Acts 13:46, Amos 3:2, Romans 9:10-13, Romans 9:13, Romans 9:15-16, Romans 9:11-12, Romans 9, Romans 11:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Ephesians 1:3-5, Acts 9:15, Genesis 25:23, John 6:44, Romans 9:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, Romans 9:15, Matthew 11:25, Galatians 4:4-5, Ezekiel 16:6, John 6:37, Matthew 24:22, Romans 9:24., Romans 9:15-18, Jonah 2:9, Romans 9:11-13, John 17:2, Genesis 12, Zechariah 3:2-4, Romans 11:1-5, Romans 8, Romans 11:8, Romans 11, Jude 3, John 10:15, John 15:16, Jude 1, Numbers 3, Romans 9:10-12, Acts 13:48, John 15:19, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 9:10-16, Romans 9:10-11, Isaiah 42:1, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 9:6-13, Ephesians 1:4-6, Psalm 110:3, Revelation 17:14, Galatians 4:28, Matthew 15:21-28, Romans 9:13-14, Matthew 25:32-33, Romans 9:21, Mark 13:20-22, Romans 11:5, 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, Genesis 12:1-3, Deuteronomy 14:2, 1 Peter 1:1, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 9:6, Revelation 7:4, Romans 1:18, Romans 9:7-16, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10, Ephesians 1:5-6, Romans 9:24-27, Isaiah 1:9, Romans 9:24, Romans 9:26, John 17, Matthew 11:25-26, 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, Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 9:11-16, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Matthew 15:8, Isaiah 40:18-25, Ezekiel 36:21-28, Romans 11:7, John 6:37-39, 2 Timothy 2:10, 2 Timothy 2:19, Romans 9:8-13, Exodus 33:19, Romans 11:4, Matthew 15:24, Isaiah 65:9, Romans 11:5-7, 2 Peter 1:10, Jude 1:1, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, 2 Timothy 1:9., 1 Thessalonians 1:5, Romans 8:33-34, 1 Thessalonians 1, Isaiah 46:9-10, John 10:27-29, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Romans 10:13, Psalm 80, 1 Corinthians 1:21, Romans 11:1-6, 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, Romans 1:16, Romans 11:6, Galatians 3:7-9, Psalm 105:10-12, Hebrews 12:23, Jeremiah 30:10, Romans 11:1-7, Revelation 12:7-17, John 17:9, Genesis 1:26-27, Ephesians 1:3-7, Ephesians 1:3-4, Romans 5, Isaiah 46:10, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 4:4-5, Romans 8:16, Romans 9:28, Deuteronomy 7:6-9, Romans 9:22-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Corinthians 1:26-30., Ephesians 1:5, Titus 3:4-6, Romans 5:8, Luke 19:5, 2 John 1:1, John 5:1-9, Genesis 21:12, Malachi 1:2-3, Ephesians 2:1-5, John 10:14-16, Ephesians 1:3-6, Romans 3:11, Hebrews 2:16, Romans 9:29, 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, Matthew 24:24, Revelation 7:1-4, Acts 8:26-38, Romans 9:10-18, Romans 9:21-24, 1 Peter 1:1-5, 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, John 10:27-30, Malachi 3:17, John 10:30, Jeremiah 23:3-4, Acts 26:12-15, Acts 13:16-17, Acts 13, Matthew 16, Psalm 107:2, Isaiah 63:8, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 1:3-5, Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 9:11-13; 2 Timothy 1:9, Galatians 1:15, John 6:38-39, John 6:39, Isaiah 43:10, Luke 9:28-31, Romans 9:8, 2 John 1, Matthew 1:21, Philemon 1:15, Romans 9:15-16., Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 9:30-32, Jude 5, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Acts 7:54, 1 Corinthians 1:27-30, Luke 15:10, Acts 13:17, Romans 9:14-15, Romans 9:11-23, 1 Samuel 12:22, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4, Acts 24:14, John 5:40, 1 Corinthians 2:12, Luke 14:21-23, Romans 9:30-33, Joel 2:32, Galatians 1:6-10, Matthew 15, Luke 7, Genesis 6:8
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