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Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Remaining Verses of Election We thus come to the end of our study having seen that elect and election have nothing to do with salvation, predestined to eternal life or death, nor any Calvinistic definition whatsoever. God elected priests, kings, disciples, Messiah, angels, and Jerusalem all of which had nothing to do with being predestined to salvation. We also saw that elected/chosen was used of foolish things and of false gods (on man’s part) again, the term had nothing to do ...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: Foreknowledge There remain several verses that speak of the elect in the New Testament. Considering all that we have studied we can confidently know that they have nothing to do with the Calvinistic idea of predestined to salvation or damnation. Furthermore, in almost all the cases, understanding them to be a reference to the Jews, God’s chosen people, is warranted. Let us briefly consider those remaining. When Jesus spoke of God avenging in Luke 18:7 , “ His own elect who cry out d...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: Election of Grace Foreknowledge is a companion of election – but just like election, foreknowledge is a general reference to God having known the Israelites beforehand. Consider Paul’s definitive statement. Romans 11:1-2 , “ So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew [proginosko προγινώσκω] .” The word foreknow, like election, has ...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Romans 11:5 , “ Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election [ekloge εκλογη] of grace. ” This was spoken of the encounter of Elijah and the 400 Israelite prophets of Baal. Just when Elijah thought all was lost, God informed him that He had reserved 7000 that had not followed the evil ways of Baal. And thus, in like manner, most of Israel, who had been chosen, elected by God to be the conduit of blessing to the wor...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: Elect but Not Saved Part of the challenge of understanding Romans is to recognize that Paul is speaking to the believers in Rome who are both Jewish and Gentile (non-Jewish). We learn that from the way that he addresses his readers. Romans 1:16 , “ …the gospel of Christ … is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” “Jew and Greek” is a combination that he uses throughout this letter to Romans . For example, Romans 2:9, 10; 1...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish When we read in 2 Peter1:10 , “ Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble ” We know that Peter is talking to Jews and that their election has nothing to do with salvation. Therefore, this is not a Calvinistic call for us to somehow make sure that we have been chosen to eternal life! It is rather a reminder to the chosen people to embrace the fact that they...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Elect in the Tribulation Peter likewise uses the term elect to describe the Jews. 1 Peter 1:1-2 , “ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ… ” The word “dispersion” (Greek diaspora διασπορά) was used to describe the scattering among the nations that God h...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites In Matthew 24 in which Jesus is telling the disciples of what the days of the tribulation would be like. Armed with the knowledge that the elect are the Jews, we can consistently interpret the passage; the elect in Matthew 24 are not Gentile believers in the tribulation but are God’s chosen, that is the Jews. Matthew 22:22 &24 , “ And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Election of Israel The definition of “the elect/chosen” have been established, let us proceed to the teachings of Jesus, we must remember was Himself Jewish. In Matthew 22 Jesus, speaking with the Pharisees compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a King who prepared a wedding feast for His Son. Those that were invited to the wedding feast were not interested in coming so the King sent His servants out calling everyone who would come. That the invited guests to the wedding were the Isr...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things While the election is made by God and men of people and places, there is a usage that stands out uniquely in Scripture: God’s chosen people, the elect, are the Israelites. The title “ chosen/elect ” is in no less than eight verses in Scripture. The use of the title “elect” to describe Israel becomes very important when we venture into the New Testament because it clears up many theological, soteriological, and eschatological issues. 1 Ch...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Election of Jerusalem In Corinthians, we learn that God has chosen foolish, weak, base and despised things. 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 , But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are , James 2:5 , Listen, my ...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Election of Messiah and Angels God also elected (chose) Jerusalem to be His city proving that election has nothing to do with eternal life. 2 Chronicles 6:6 , Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’ 1 Kings 8:44 , “ When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name ,...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples God’s election of Messiah further demonstrates that the term election is devoid of the Calvinistic concept of eternal life. Jesus, the Messiah-God-Incarnate, certainly has no need of salvation or eternal life; He is the source of life! Isaiah 42:1 & 49:7 , “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One [LXX: eklektos εκλεκτος] in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him This very title was used of Jesus on the cross ...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Previous Page: Election In the Old Testament, we see times when God chose, and people chose. God chose Levi to minister forever “… the LORD your God has chosen [bakhar בָּחַר Greek LXX eklexetai εκλεξηται] him…” Deuteronomy 18:5 (see also 1 Chronicles 15:2 ) God chose Saul to be the first king of Israel. What is fascinating about King Saul is that he was chosen both by God and the people: 1 Samuel 10:24 , And Samuel said to all the people, “ Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that there is ...

Election : The Election of Priests, Kings, and Disciples The Election of Messiah and Angels The Election of Jerusalem The Election of False Gods and Foolish Things The Election of Israel The “Few Chosen” Are Israelites The Elect in the Tribulation The Elect in Peter’s Epistles Are Jewish Elect but Not Saved The Elect in Romans Are Israelites Election of Grace Foreknowledge The Remaining Verses of Election Conclusion Basic Theology: Election Part 01 Video Basic Theology: Election Part 02 Video Election The predestination by which God adopts some to the hope of life, and adjudges others to eternal death, no man who would be thought pious ventures simply to deny…By predestination, we mean the eternal decree of God, by which he determined with himself whatever he wished to happen with regard to every man. All are not created on equal terms, but some are preordained to eternal life, others to eternal damnation; and, accordingly, as each has been created for one or other of these ends, we sa...