Subject: eph 1:4-5 what is predestination, chosen |
Bible Note: Hi Edwin, There is none who understands. God must do something so that people will understand. Now, some will say that this thing He does is to regenerate a person, to create them anew, and that this happens to those He has preselected, and the rest continue to not understand. I think that God does this to everyone, and that as each person, at some point in their life adequately understands that they have the option to receive or reject, if they recieve, then they are regenerated, or born again. None seek after God. God seeks after us. But I don't believe that God only seeks the preselected, but that He comes to each of us, desiring that each would be saved. Election is to be chosen by God. Predestination is to place limits or boundries in advance. Election is thought of by many as happening at an individual level, as God goes down the roster of humanity and circles certain names to be reborn. I think of election as when God chose Christ to be His Servant. All who are baptized into Christ are righteous as He is righteous, and chosen as He is chosen. I do not believe that God has preselected some for salvation and some for condemnation, but that God desires all men to be saved, but only saves those willing to be saved. I think Election is a benefit we receive in Christ with all other benefits we receive in Christ. The Bible never says we are predestined for salvation, nor does it say we are chosen for salvation. Being saved, we are among the elect, because we are in Christ, and we are predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ. Love in Christ, Mark |