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Romans 9: Unconditional Election 16.01.2008 58:52 ↓

Election is a controversial topic yet the church cannot avoid discussing it. Election is a biblical term, a biblical concept, and the Bible discusses it frequently. Indeed, the topic appears multiple times in almost all of Paul's letters. He even begins his letter to the Ephesians, a group of recently converted pagans, with this very topic that most Christians today believe should never be discuss...

Unconditional Election - Romans 8 and Foreknowledge 09.01.2008 55:00 ↓

A survey of the BIble reveals that God is a choosing God. God has pleasure in the doctrine of election and election brings glory to God. If that is so, why do we not focus on this vital doctrine more often? From the beginning, God had a plan to redeem mankind. This plan was made certain "before the foundation of the world" (Eph 1:4). From the beginning, God set apart a people for Himself and His i...

Unconditional Election - John 6 and Ephesians 1 02.01.2008 54:09 ↓

A survey of the BIble reveals that God is a choosing God. God has pleasure in the doctrine of election and election brings glory to God. If that is so, why do we not focus on this vital doctrine more often? From the beginning, God had a plan to redeem mankind. This plan was made certain "before the foundation of the world" (Eph 1:4). From the beginning, God set apart a people for Himself and His i...

Unconditional Election - Survey of the NT 28.11.2007 47:47 ↓

A survey of the BIble reveals that God is a choosing God. God has pleasure in the doctrine of election and election brings glory to God. If that is so, why do we not focus on this vital doctrine more often? From the beginning, God had a plan to redeem mankind. This plan was made certain "before the foundation of the world" (Eph 1:4). From the beginning, God set apart a people for Himself and His i...

Unconditional Election - Survey of the OT 14.11.2007 1:00:29 ↓

A survey of the BIble reveals that God is a choosing God. God has pleasure in the doctrine of election and election brings glory to God. If that is so, why do we not focus on this vital doctrine more often? From the beginning, God had a plan to redeem mankind. This plan was made certain "before the foundation of the world" (Eph 1:4). From the beginning, God set apart a people for Himself and His i...

Free Will: Part 2 07.11.2007 1:01:16 ↓

If we are as desperately lost as the Bible indicates, then we must acknowledge and hold to what the Bible teaches about our condition. We cannot come to God, choose God, or believe in Jesus Christ on our own. This is a matter of ability as well as desire - which speaks of our will. Many people are troubled by the Calvinistic understanding of man's free will because it does not seem consistent with...