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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Unanswered Bible Questions Author: Michael T. Ordered by Date |
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1 | Basis of election and predestination? | Eph 1:5 | Michael T. | 197092 | ||
That's good. Are you aware that many people assume that although God predestinated His elect people before creation, He did so because God suppposedly selected those people who He saw would believe. My reading of Ephesians 1:3-11 and Ephesiand 2:8 show that these Scriptures exclude and oppose this theory of "election on a basis of foreseen faith" because the saving faith which we place in Christ is itself the gift of God. In other words, salvation is by grace from start to finish and God's sovereignty determined and assures salvation throughout. THere's been a lot of controversy over the years about the part that "free-will" plays in salvation. What are your views on this issue? Michael |
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2 | Predestination is all of grace. | Eph 1:5 | Michael T. | 197035 | ||
Ephesians 1:5 linked with Ephesians 1:11 implies that predestination to salvation is based only on God's grace. This therefore excludes human choice. Do others agree with this conclusion? | ||||||