Re: Unconditional Election ( salvation by grace ) vs. Conditional Election ( salvation by good works )
duke
>Unconditional Election
>Unconditional Election is the doctrine which states that God chose
>those whom he was pleased to bring to a knowledge of himself, not
>based upon any merit shown by the object of his grace and not based
>upon his looking forward to discover who would "accept" the offer of
>the gospel. God has elected, based solely upon the counsel of his own
>will, some for glory and others for damnation (Romans 9:15,21). He has
>done this act before the foundations of the world (Ephesians 1:4-8).
Yet he showed, from before time, that those that sin against him will reap the
rewards of hell. See Adam and Eve.
Jesus also said that not all that call him Lord will enter the Kingdom of God
but only those that do the will of his Father. Mat 7:21.
You're confused that you can sin deliberately and still survive. Not so. Heb
10:26-27.
duke, American-American
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