It is only in this that we can hope to stand in the presence of the blindingly pure, perfect, Holy One of Israel. 1 Timothy 5:21 I chargetheebefore God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels.. Additionally, God granted us to be counted as his chosen people along with the saints as the following verse is trying to imply. This of course is a process, which is part of the Even describing him with mere words truly falls short of capturing who he is our words simply cannot to justice to describe our holy God. The nature of God The Christian faith teaches that there is only one God, who is the creator and sustainer of the world. Characteristics of God include the following: God is Holy God is Good God is Just God Is Impartial God is Infinite God is Patient God Is Faithful God is Love God is Holy God is holy. This is God's election--election to holiness and to faith. Were there no guilt in the world, no pain and no tears, God would yet be infinitely merciful; but His mercy might well remain hidden in His heart, unknown to the created universe. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. The doctrine of election is not controversial; verses such as Ephesians 1:4 clearly talk about God choosing people. Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps. "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (which is the Gospel) Romans 10:17. they hide it deep in their hearts. They hunger and thirst for God and for Him to reveal His truth to their to walk in the light of God's holiness. The church is a group of God's elect (cf. He loves you and me. leaves you in greater doubt of your salvation or of God's electing love for God is infinitely wise, consistently wise, perfectly wise. ourselves lacking. 11. Now, during the great tribulations, God will save all mankind through the elect. It isGod who justifies. The Those who He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. It is because Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever that neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, not even powers, height, depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. God's declaration concerning the manifestation of his love to his elect is this -- "I will love them freely" (Hos. Faith comes by hearing and believing the Gospel. These don't truly love Loving the brethren is one of If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him? God the Father and Jesus Christ have an intense desire for those who are called to salvation to succeed in becoming immortal beings in the Family of God. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. Psalm 139:7-10, Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God afar off? No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. Let my gurgling voice be heard in the waves. The moral qualities of God are absolute, and He makes them known. This hearing doesn't stop Gods being is all together different from physical matter, the website Ligonier.org explains. Again, all such who All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Moreover, we also as believers, who have the firstfruits of the spirit, are considered sons of God with them. What did Christ mean by "God is spirit"? Secondly, they are kings and priests. "The Rock! The fact that God is self-existent -- that he was created by nothing and has always existed forever -- is perhaps one of the hardest attributes of God for the believer to understand. Tozer writes this about the mercy of God. True sheep never perish. And how comforting and wonderful this is for man to dwell on! Thus the commandments of Christ make a change in the whole person, So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! Romans 11:33. I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.read more.Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. Isaiah 43:7 says that man was created by God for his glory. It indicates His complete and infinite perfection. This unction of the indwelling Holy Spirit is overcome the world by the confidence and power of the Lord. that they still sin, far more than they want to. This doctrine is repeatedly taught in the Bible, and is also demanded by our knowledge of God. Christian Truth. following message will answer this question for those who are in doubt of their The Church is an Elect People. You might ask. The Great Tribulation will be cut short for the sake of the elect. This ought to bring deep comfort to Christians who struggle with loneliness and deep sorrow. their own works for salvation, which will always leave them unsettled and According to the Bible, before God executes judgment here on earth, 144,000 Israelites will need to receive Gods seal first. Yes we may beginning on the inside. Because he possesses these unfathomable riches in the perfect knowledge and love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt 11.25-27;John 17:24-26), God is the "blessed" or "happy" God (1 Tim 1.11;6:15)., Because God is self-sufficient, we can go to him to satisfy all our needs. (Sermon The Lord told Peter three times to When life takes a nosedive, though, thats when we begin to question Gods goodness to and for us. The elect love the Brethren (1 John 2:9-11; 3:14-15). years by those who were struggling with the doctrine of election. Discover what pertinent messages God has for His elect and how you can be a part of the remnant. 12. Those who heed the Lord's call are the chosen ones, but everyone in the world is given the invitation to be saved. If, however, this message 9:16). by these commandments, then they express these outwardly in the motions of The Church As The Elect Ephesians 1:4-13 people into all truth, especially concerning Jesus Christ and the precious Alertness vs. Unawareness. 19The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. Gods wrath is His utter intolerance of whatever degrades and destroys.. Their new nature cannot sin because lost or perish. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? They know The Holy Spirit leads His They are enemies of God's The fact that he is unchanging means he can never not be faithful. Summary The sovereignty of God is the fact that he is the Lord over creation; as sovereign, he exercises his rule. Matthew 25:40 And the King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.. Many saved people do not have God's remnant are those who understand they are saved by grace and not by works. Jesus utters this cryptic phrase twice in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus' sheep (or the elect) hear His voice (vs. 27). Throughout history, a remnant from God's chosen people has always been sustained. In his Olivet Discourse, a sermon focused specifically on the events preceding His Second Coming, Jesus explains that the time period just prior to His return, known as the Great Tribulation, would be so difficult that no human life would be saved without His merciful intervention. But what is sure is that belief is evidence of election. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Faithfully trusting in who God says he is a great comfort. These words clearly highlight God's comforting characteristics towards all of His children. All of the elect should bear these marks, at least in some ear and with the mind and with the heart. When talking about the grace of God, theologians will often differentiate between Gods common grace and his saving grace. If we aren't showing these attributes then we aren't representing God well enough. He exists on a plane wholly distinguishable from the one readily available to the five senses.. Having been faithful to God by obeying his commandments as given to him by God's Son, Jesus Christ, a Christian will be rewarded with everlasting life. What are the distinguishing features of the remnant? In many Christian circles, people describe believers as God's elect. Although God made us in His image, certain properties of Himself cannot be transferred to humans. and do you bear the marks of the elect? They listen to the Holy Spirit speak as He Israel, as God's elect nation, was not ever composed entirely of regenerate people. Word taught and preached from God's true preachers and teachers, and receive In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished on us. They are chosen and separated from the world to serve God according to the discipline of the gospel ( Ephesians 1:4 ). There are no We respect your privacy and never share your contact information with anyone. For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. These verses make this very plain. That is they hear not only with the outward ear, but with the inward All the sins and vices, and all And these elect chosen ones will walk humbly with their God and with mortal men. to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. religion. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. No one can find fault within Him. So, in order to experience the glory of God, it is very important to minister to the sons of God for they are the saints and the elect. God's people They do not habitually practice sin, Let me go to sea in the howling tempest, with winds shrieking, the waves lifting their mad hands to the skies, and I will have the eye of God on me. He leads Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Join our mailing list to receive the latest articles, videos, and teachings from Jerry Robinson. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. The psalmist proclaims Gods omnipresence in Psalm 137. The word in verse 4, "knowing," seems to express an intuitive knowledge. When Moses asked God, "Who shall I tell Pharaoh has sent me?" 7. But they also know that they 19-20). preserved forever. He is inexhaustibly, actively compassionate. God, and so natural men are ever learning and never able to come to a knowledge their lives. They hear Jesus' call in leads them into the fold, which is the church, where they are fed spiritual of Christian service and of leading other souls to Jesus. He loves them and died for them, and will not allow any of them to be eternally Britannica Quiz Massachusetts Bay Colony Quiz If I ascend to heaven, you are there! Just like his other attributes, Gods goodness exists within his immutability, and infinite nature, so that he is unchangingly, always good. For God requires the utmost humility, and only a few thousand humans in this age will be counted worthy to "go on to perfection" [5]. They do not abide by the false teaching that you have to be living something, (works) in order to go to heaven. This In a very real way, God is always near us, closer than our thoughts, writes Tozer. point to be made here is that believers do love the Brethren. Numbers 23:19 plainly states, "God is not a man, so he does not lie. Welcome to the official online home of True Riches Radio, a unique Bible teaching podcast and the True Riches Academy, an online Bible teaching center that educates, equips, and empowers believers. Think along with me here, God's perspective, he sees me as the elect chosen in Jesus before the foundation of the world.No doubt about that! Mercy is one of His defining characteristics. Jesus' sheep (or the elect) hear His voice (vs. 27). That is they hear not only with the outward ear, but with the inward ear and with the mind and with the heart. Sheep follow, goats butt! Thats why we need Christ. They will overcome the people of God away from serving the Lord. brethren, which some of these are covered in these texts. preached by Pastor Burke at the Faith Baptist Church of Lawtey, Florida). 1. . They follow His leadership First, I will tell you what the doctrine of election will make saints do under the blessing of God; and, secondly, what it do for sinners if God blesses them with it. Be sure from your personal experience with the Lord that you are His, and And, interestingly, as Desiring God writer Andrew Wilson notes in his article on the subject of Gods goodness, the psalmist affirms his experience of Gods goodness from a place of suffering. And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that Gods purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls. The elect have an unction from the Holy Spirit, and therefore receive and The glory of God is of course, inseparable from his other attributes, so God is eternally, infinitely, unchangingly glorious. with salvation, but rather begins with saving faith in Christ. abiding faith in their God; a faith which was not of themselves, but was given God is able and powerful to do anything he wills without any effort on his part. Secondly, they are kings and priests. the pleasures of sin are to be hated and shunned, and even rebuked by God's Still, God possess attributes that we can know (even in just in part) and hes given us his Word as a means to understand himself. like Jesus, both inwardly in their hearts, as well as outwardly in their lives. He can do anything according to His infinite ability, but will do only those things that are consistent with Himself. What do the rest get? May it never be! Moreover, we are considered the living water in the grand scheme of Gods plan. This is the basis of our confidence in Him., The fact that God is infinitely, unchangingly faithful means that he never forgets anything, never fails to do anything he has set out to do, never changes his mind or takes back a promise. They don't overcome because of who or what they are, but because of God and His He not only was The elect are justified by God and free from spiritual accusation by men, Who will bring a charge against Gods elect? Video: The Kingdom of God Part 1. Would love your thoughts, please comment. When we meditate on this truth, especially in light of his other attributes of goodness and love, it makes it easier to trust him with all we have going on in our lives, from the very serious to the silly and mundane. Revelation 14:1 Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Fathers name written on their foreheads. Instead, because of the mercy of God, we get life through faith in Christ. Paul's ministry was dedicated to ensuring the salvation of the elect, For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10), Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, (Titus 1:1). The elect are instructed to clothe themselves with nine things: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love, peace, and gratefulness, So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. When we elect a president, the president becomes the elect or the chosen of the people. When possible, they use another name., I the Lord do not change. These are the elect of GodHis princes and the future monarchs of His kingdom. For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect. (Mark 13:22). The elect are a chosen people called to declare the goodness and mercy of God, But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR Gods OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. (1 Peter 2:9,10), 13. They simply do their best to live for God because they already know they are going to heaven. your justification and eternal life. One attribute does not negate another, but each complements the other. Tozer says this about what Gods holiness demands: Since Gods first concern for His universe is its moral health, that is, its holiness, whatever is contrary to this is necessarily under His eternal displeasure. That God is holy means he is endlessly, always perfect. Enter your email address below for email updates from the True Riches Radio. We will probably find ourselves wanting in some areas that we Before each lesson: pray for God to give a teachable heart and understanding. And finally, they represent the blood of Christ. Let my body lie down in the caverns of the sea, and still the eye of God will be on my very bones. then draw confidence from those evidences in your life that you are a born I will end this blog with the following verse. As we have already mentioned, He will come and rescue the elect and ultimately all Israel from their troubles. It affects the way they think, the way they talk, That is, we Episode 1. Christianity Today writer Patrick Mabilog writes this about the difference. Where there is doubt there is also a reason for the doubt. >> Jesus reveals that the worlds darkest hours will be shortened for the sake of the elect. We are sealed with that Holy Spirit of In Christian theology, election refers to God's choosing of individuals or peoples to be the objects of his grace or to otherwise fulfill his purposes. Elect means to choose or to pick out of a group. And only that kind of church could emit such a sweet fragrance and elicit such an encouraging response. They are words directly from God Himself. Until next time my friends, may God bless you all! Hebrews 12:24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Through the work of Christ in atonement, justice is not violated but satisfied when God spares a sinner. His mercy is does not forbid him to exercise his justice, nor does his justice forbid him to exercise his mercy. Its important to note the anything he wills part of that statement, because God cannot do anything that is contradictory or contrary to his nature. convinced by men that they are or are not saved, they know by the indwelling will mention. Nevertheless, he is with us, the fullness of his presence is all around us. All rights reserved. In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvationhaving also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of Gods own possession, to the praise of His glory. 15) "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.". However, some people use the phrase "God's elect" with the idea that God chooses some people to go to Heaven and some people to go to Hell. For all have sinned and fall short glory of God, and, the wages of sin is death. But because of mercy, we dont get what we deserve. sometimes grievous mistakes. When His hand is stretched out to do something, no one can turn it back. And you were dead in your trespasses and sins. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. (Luke 18:7), And the people stood by, looking on. In the Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate, which side is correct? The NT verb "eklegomai" means to choose or select out of a larger group something or someone for oneself. commandments to be saved, but because they are saved they desire to obey the Where can I go from Your Spirit? The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God . I. The word used for Chosen in this verse is the word elect. As the firstborn of all creation, Jesus Christ was the first elect or chosen of God. Though God selected Israel as His chosen people, not all end up as regenerate people who will spend eternity with God. Romans 8:33 Who shall bring a charge against Gods elect?
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