The doctrine of election is grounded in Scripture and articulated clearly in the context of God's grace, depicting that He chooses individuals for salvation according to His purpose.
Election is a foundational doctrine of Sovereign Grace theology, as exemplified in various biblical passages. For instance, Ephesians 1:4-5 states that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world. This election is not random but purposeful, reflecting God's sovereign will and love for His people. Romans 9 explains that God's choice is not dependent on human effort or desire but on His mercy. Therefore, the certainty of the doctrine of election rests on God's unchanging character and promise, affirming that He secures the salvation of those He has chosen.
Scripture References:
Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 9:16, Romans 9:15-16, John 17:2, John 17:6, John 10:16, 2 Timothy 1:9, Romans 9, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 9:11-16, Romans 9:11-12, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 8:28-30, 1 Corinthians 2:7, Matthew 13:37-43, Romans 10:13-15, Romans 8:30, Romans 9:11-13, Romans 11, Ephesians 1:4, John 17, Revelation 13:8, Romans 9:10-13, Isaiah 43:20, Jonah 2:9, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 13:10-11, John 6:37, 1 Peter 1:1-2, Isaiah 42:1, Acts 15:14, Romans 8:29, John 17:2-9, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Exodus 11:7, Revelation 3:7-13, John 10:26, Romans 9:11, Matthew 23:37-38, Romans 11:1-7, John 15:16, Acts 13:48, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Romans 8, John 6:37-39, John 17:2-12, Romans 8:33, Ephesians 1:3-4, Titus 1:1, Romans 9:10-16, Romans 9:6-7, Acts 16:6-10, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3, Matthew 15, Luke 7, Acts 9:15, Ezekiel 37:15-19, 1 Peter 4:6, 1 Peter 1:2, 2 Peter 3:14, Genesis 41:14, 2 Peter 3:9, John 6:44, Exodus 12, 2 Peter 1:10, Romans 9:6-8, Romans 11:5, 1 Peter 2:4-6, Jude 1, Ephesians 1:3-7, Acts 15:18, Revelation 5:1-10, Romans 9:6-18, Romans 9:15-21, Psalm 148, 1 Corinthians 1:26-27, John 10:27, Revelation 21:12, Revelation 14:1, Romans 9:6-13, John 1:47, John 13:18, 2 Timothy 2:10, Titus 1:1-4, Deuteronomy 7:7-8, Romans 9:13, Revelation 21, Hosea 3:1-3, Psalm 33:12, Romans 16:26, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Exodus 3:6, Matthew 25:34, Isaiah 65:9, John 17:9, Romans 9:6, 2 Peter 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, 1 Timothy 1:15, Romans 9:20-21, 1 Peter 2:9, Romans 5:12, Ezra 9:8, Romans 9:18, Ezekiel 36:21-27, Romans 9:15-18, Luke 2:10, Genesis 6:8-9, Romans 8:12-16, Ephesians 2:1, Isaiah 49:24-26, Romans 9:6-16, Romans 11:7-10, John 10:14-16, Romans 8:33-34, Acts 16:31, Isaiah 48:10, Exodus 6:7, John 6:39, Romans 9:11-23, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Mark 13:20, John 5:40, 1 Thessalonians 1:4-6; Romans 9, Exodus 32:32-33, Romans 9:15, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, Romans 11:1-5, Deuteronomy 7:6-7, Romans 11:2, Psalm 22:30-31, Philippians 2:13, Judges 1:1-3, Ephesians 1, John 6, Isaiah 41:8-9, Romans 10:16-18, Romans 8:28, Ephesians 1:11, Isaiah 62:12, Ephesians 2:8-9, James 1:18, Romans 11:1-10, Romans 9:13-16, 1 Corinthians 1:29, 1 Timothy 1:9, Acts 4:12, Romans 9:16., 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, Revelation 20:15, Ezra 1:5, Exodus 12:29-42, John 10:15, Romans 3:10-11, Zechariah 8:7, 2 Corinthians 1:1, Romans 3:23, John 10:27-29, John 17:6-9, Malachi 1:2-3, Romans 9:8, John 10:14-26, Habakkuk 1:12
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