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How do we know God's election is true?

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The truth of God's election is supported by Scripture, which consistently affirms that He chooses certain individuals for salvation, not based on their merit but according to His grace.

The doctrine of election is grounded in biblical text, particularly in Romans and Ephesians where election is described as God's sovereign choice. Romans 9:10-13 highlights God's selection of Jacob over Esau, affirming that it is not our works that determine our standing with God, but His mercy and grace. God's election is an expression of His divine sovereignty and justice, ensuring that salvation originates from Him alone. Hence, the doctrine stands not merely as a theological concept but as an essential truth revealed through Scripture, providing believers with assurance of their salvation.
Scripture References: Romans 9:10-13, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Genesis 25, Acts 9:15, Acts 10:34-38, Romans 9:22-23, Romans 9:11-13, Romans 9:16, Romans 9:11-12, Ephesians 1:11-12, Exodus, Numbers 23:9, Romans 8:29, 1 Samuel 13:14, Romans 11:5-6, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, 1 Peter 1:2, Jeremiah 31:3, Matthew 15, Romans 9:11, Genesis 25:23, Malachi 1:2-3, Numbers 16:23-33, Romans 9:11-16, 2 Timothy 1:9, John 15:16, Malachi 3:6, Revelation 13:8, Romans 9:10-16, Ephesians 1:3-14, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, Acts 13:48, Romans 11:29, John 17:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, Romans 9:6-11, Jeremiah 31:1, Joshua 2; John 6:44, Romans 9:15, Romans 8:30, 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 2 Timothy 1:9-10, Genesis 38, Romans 11:25-26, Acts 22:6, 2 Timothy 2:10, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 8:29-39, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Timothy 2:19, Romans 1:1-4, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Romans 8:29-30; 1 Peter 1:2; Acts 13:48, Ezekiel 16:3-7, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Galatians 1:15, Romans 9:6-13, Isaiah 42:1, John 6:37, Psalms 110:3, Romans 9:8, Galatians 3:16, Romans 9:15-16, Exodus 33:19, Isaiah 65, Romans 8:31-32, Matthew 4:18-21, Romans 9:13, Romans 9, Romans 11:5, John 6:37-44, Deuteronomy 7:6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, Matthew 22:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 8:29-30, Zechariah 14:2, Romans 3:10, Ezekiel 14:22-23, Romans 11:6, Isaiah 45:4, Romans 8:33, Exodus 9:16, Deuteronomy 7:7-8, Ephesians 1:3-4, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 9:10-14, 1 Corinthians 1:29, Romans 9:29, Ecclesiastes 3:15, Romans 9:8-23, Isaiah 48:9-11, Romans 8, Ephesians 1, Romans 9:16-18, John 10:28-29, Genesis 12:1, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Ephesians 1:5, Romans 9:6-18, John 6:44, Luke 19:1-10, Psalm 132:13, Micah 5:7-8, Romans 9:15-21, John 6:39, Isaiah 28:5, Romans 9:6, Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 9:11-12, Romans 9:7-13, 2 Timothy 2:13, Micah 4:6-8, Isaiah 43:5-6, Acts 2:41, 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Samuel 12:22, Philippians 3:3, Romans 8:29-31, Deuteronomy 32:8-9, Isaiah 48:3-5, Hebrews 7:21, Colossians 1:18, II Timothy 1:9, John 6:37-39, John 10:27, 1 Corinthians 1:24, Romans 11:1, Exodus 8:22, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Ephesians 1:4-6, John 3:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 2 Samuel 6:21, Romans 4, Genesis 40, Isaiah 51:2, Romans 11:33, Matthew 25, Romans 8:1, Deuteronomy 32:7, Genesis 28:13-14, Acts 22:14-15, Romans 9:18, Proverbs 8:31, Psalms 139:16, 1 John 4:19, Romans 3:10-11, Ezekiel 16:7, Romans 9:4-5, 1 Peter 1:10-12

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