Subject: What does Bible teach on election? |
Bible Note: I said to be careful, not ignorant. The true student of the Word of God wants to see it in it's completeness and this takes careful study and a lot of time. As you stated, such a study gives the BIG picture of who God is, who we are and who does what in salvation. It is an eye-opener and should be pursued, but it should be done slowly and prayerfully. As to your statement of free will, this is true, to some extent. We are free to choose that which we have the ability and desire to choose. Choosing Christ is not within either our ability or desire until we are born again, and that is solely a work of God. As to your comment about being removed from the Book of Life, your interpretation of Exodus 32:33 is incorrect. God is speaking about his revelation to Moses at this point, the history from Genesis on to that day. It is not a reference to the Book of Life in Revelation. We cannot lose our salvation. I can show you dozens of verses which prove this beyond a shadow of a doubt. In fact, the very study of predestination and election leads to this conclusion as well. |