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Election is the gracious purpose of God,
according to which He regenerates,
justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies
sinners. It is consistent with the free
agency of man, and comprehends all the means
in connection with the end. It is the
glorious display of God's sovereign
goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and
unchangeable. It excludes boasting and
promotes humility.
All true believers endure to
the end. Those whom God has accepted in
Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will
never fall away from the state of grace, but
shall persevere to the end. Believers may
fall into sin through neglect and
temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit,
impair their graces and comforts, and bring
reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal
judgments on themselves; yet they shall be
kept by the power of God through faith unto
salvation.
Scripture References:
Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; 1 Samuel
8:4-7,19-22; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah
31:31ff.; Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45;
24:22,31; 25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32;
19:41-44; 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16;
5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16;
17:6,12,17-18; Acts 20:32; Romans 5:9-10;
8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7,26-36; 1
Corinthians 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Ephesians
1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:12-14;
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12;
2:10,19; Hebrews 11:39–12:2; James 1:12; 1
Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10; 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19;
3:2.
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