God has ordained ministers to preach the gospel, through which His elect are called to salvation.
The scriptural basis for God's use of ministry in salvation is profoundly illustrated in Romans 10:14-15, which questions how they can call on Him if they haven't believed, and how they can believe if they haven't heard, and how can they hear without a preacher. It underscores that faith comes from hearing the word of Christ, establishing that the ordained ministry is essential in bringing the gospel to the elect. This divine order lays out God's method of saving sinners through preaching, as emphasized in 1 Corinthians 1:21, where it states that it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
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