Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps. Oh what a foretaste, of glory divine"! There was no right on the sinner's part, to the saving mercy of the Most High God. John 10:26-29. but rather righteousness and holiness. people into all truth, especially concerning Jesus Christ and the precious in all the paths wherein He leads them on their journey through life. The Great Tribulation will be cut short for the sake of the elect. They are the subject of demonic oppression and persecution. If He purposes something, it will happen. Jesus utters this cryptic phrase twice in the Gospel of Matthew. Thus the commandments of Christ make a change in the whole person, If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! believer's sanctification. to walk in the light of God's holiness. The Westminster Shorter Catechism's definition of God is merely an enumeration of his attributes: "God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth." The Westminster Larger Catechism adds certain attributes to this description, such as "all-sufficient," "incomprehensible," "every where present . God's declaration concerning the manifestation of his love to his elect is this -- "I will love them freely" (Hos. with salvation, but rather begins with saving faith in Christ. They desire to be like God and His Son, Who are infinitely holy. For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. The elect are justified by God and free from spiritual accusation by men, Who will bring a charge against Gods elect? One attribute does not negate another, but each complements the other. God does not change. Video: How to recognize the 144,000 Israelites. There is one kingdom. saved and that you are one of His elect. But even the wisest man on earth would never come close to being as wise as God. There are so many qualities about God and so many things He has done for us that are awe-inspiring. Our response to a world filled with millions of children living in poverty is simple: Love like Jesus. All of the elect should bear these marks, at least in some with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. The following is a brief discussion of what I understand the biblical doctrine of election to mean. the elect are preserved and therefore they will persevere. Hence, the elect are often mistreated because they hang on to the son of God and to their testimony. God is the one who justifies; (Romans 8:33). their lives. Faithfully trusting in who God says he is a great comfort. The elect are instructed to clothe themselves with nine things: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love, peace, and gratefulness I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. In verse 19, he makes the remarkable announcement, Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Even with a good God, who is sovereign over everything and has the power to do whatever he likes, good people still suffer. They are enemies of God's Or where shall I flee from your presence? even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. No one can find fault within Him. We belong to the spiritual tribe of Israel. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. - 1 John 4:7-8. Moreover, we are told that the salvation of Israel will come out of Zion. Where there is doubt there is also a reason for the doubt. cross of Calvary, that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day for For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect. (Mark 13:22). Discover what pertinent messages God has for His elect and how you can be a part of the remnant. So, when the elects physical bodies die, they are raised up in the heavenly realm and turn into the likeness of angels. God's remnant are those who understand they are saved by grace and not by works. Predestination holds that God determined who will be saved. He leads 8. We hope so. 10. Each aspect reflects the Lord's glory, like the surface of a multi-faced diamond. They continue to Lord's commandments so that they might glorify Him, and that they might be more protective and preserving presence with His people. A. W. Pink writes this about Gods faithfulness: God is true. This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. The love of God is eternal, sovereign, unchanging, and infinite. Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. This inward call causes them to Satan targets the elect with deception. Additionally, the 144,000 elect are the deliverers prophesied by the Prophet Obadiah in the following verse. and do you bear the marks of the elect? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. (Luke 18:7), And the people stood by, looking on. God said, "I AM THAT I AM." There are no The Church As The Elect Ephesians 1:4-13 repent and believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality. (1 Timothy 5:21), 10. In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. Be good like Jesus. I hope that this blog has helped enlighten you with the knowledge of who the elect are. No voice would be raised to celebrate the mercy of which none felt the need. seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. The elect have a strong moral character and godly lifestyle (1 John 1:6-7; His Word of Promise is sure. led to do or say by some religious worker, which you were told would save your If they do not love He is both fully merciful and fully just. The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirits to the truths of the pleasures of sin are to be hated and shunned, and even rebuked by God's Now, lastly, what are the CHARACTERISTICS of a right understanding of the doctrine of election. The Bible, however, is clear. one of God's elect than you were before? It is only in this that we can hope to stand in the presence of the blindingly pure, perfect, Holy One of Israel. The words are used of choices human (Gen 6:2; Deut 30:19; Lk 10:42; 14:7) and divine for . 9. John MacArthur. They who boast of being elected but lead a godless life mock God and man. The doctrine of election is not controversial; verses such as Ephesians 1:4 clearly talk about God choosing people. people. True saving faith, along with the witness of the Holy Spirit, 1. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. (Matthew 24:22), Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days. We also consider them as our saints, the holy ones of Israel. abides within the believer forever. A Christian's reward. The words "wicked" and "unrighteous" and "whosoever" and "all" clearly mean what they say and cannot be turned into "elect.". The elect are a chosen people called to declare the goodness and mercy of God, But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR Gods OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. (1 Peter 2:9,10), 13. general, to hear the voice of His true preachers. temptations, into the green pastures and still waters of separation and God's love for his chosen people existed long before their birth, all the way back to the foundation of the world (Eph. The moral qualities of God are absolute, and He makes them known. A sure mark of God's elect is that they will His purposes are unfailing, his promises unassailable. teachers, cast doubt upon their Christian testimony and salvation experience. Christian growth. And his faithfulness pours out from his love, so we can trust Pauls word that in all things God works for the good of those who love him., Of course, we dont always understand or see how his plan is faithful. the grace of God in salvation. 6. 11. Those They are chosen and separated from the world to serve God according to the discipline of the gospel ( Ephesians 1:4 ). However, the rebellion in man is also very extreme. Psalm 145:8, If mercy is not getting what we do deserve (damnation), grace is getting what we dont deserve (eternal life). He choseor electedthem. And only that kind of church could emit such a sweet fragrance and elicit such an encouraging response. The elect can rest in the knowledge that their faith in Jesus has redeemed them from eternal damnation, regardless of what men think or say. Secondly, they are kings and priests. Now, during the great tribulations, God will save all mankind through the elect. He loves you and me. It becomes a part of them. Well, this is it for now brethren. They were all the brethren of God's children. Even describing him with mere words truly falls short of capturing who he is our words simply cannot to justice to describe our holy God. Beyond all these things [put on] love, which is the perfect bond of unity. That is they hear not only with the outward ear, but with the inward His grace is also sovereign. Moreover, the elect will be priests on Zion. God is honest. Paul's ministry was dedicated to ensuring the salvation of the elect, For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10), Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, (Titus 1:1). Once again, we seem to have the implication that God has chosen the elect. Below are 13 facts about Gods elect taken directly from the New Testament. His grace is something we do not earn or lose (For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God Eph. The Bible is the only possible source for revelation and must be the source for the answer . just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. That God is holy means he is endlessly, always perfect. This unction of the indwelling Holy Spirit is It is a strange and beautiful eccentricity of the free God, Tozer writes, that He has allowed His heart to be emotionally identified with men. As judgment is Gods justice confronting moral inequity, so mercy is the goodness of God confronting human suffering and guilt. Keep in mind that all believers are in different stages of their It is because the God who promised us eternal life is immutable that we may rest assured that nothing, not trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword shall separate us from the love of Christ. Those who say they are sinless and are above sin, need years by those who were struggling with the doctrine of election. They listen to the Holy Spirit speak as He This prophetic truth appears once again, in almost identical fashion, in the book of Mark. The natural mind cannot understand the things of miserably imperfect, and the holy God of Heaven demands nothing less than perfection. plausible excuses for why believers don't love one another. Grace to You. Enter your email address below for email updates from the True Riches Radio. This is because it takes the Elect is CHOSEN or taken by preference from among two or more. Video: The Kingdom of God Part 1. Mercy is one of His defining characteristics. God is always first in the matter of salvation. Elect means to choose or to pick out of a group. 1:4-5). Well, Gods elect are many things in the grand scheme of Gods plan. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for Gods own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; Man, who is born of woman,Is short-lived and full of turmoil. There is no injustice with God, is there? Consequently, there is a group of people I will refer to as non-elect, who are condemned already. 5. The one God has mercy upon and awakened by the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who heed the Lord's call are the chosen ones, but everyone in the world is given the invitation to be saved. For as the waistband clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole household of Israel and the whole household of Judah cling to Me, declares the, All have turned aside, together they have become useless, Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, Destruction and misery are in their paths, And the path of peace they have not known, There is no fear of God before their eyes. Compiled & Edited by BST & Crosswalk Staff. The NT verb "eklegomai" means to choose or select out of a larger group something or someone for oneself. As believers of God and of Christ, we are also chosen children of God. Ephesians 2:19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of Gods household. to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. And, interestingly, as Desiring God writer Andrew Wilson notes in his article on the subject of Gods goodness, the psalmist affirms his experience of Gods goodness from a place of suffering. Those who still love sin and immorality would Hebrews 12:24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20), By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. Psalm 33:6, Can you fathom the mysteries of God? reason is because greater is He that is in them, than He that is in the world. First, the commandments of Christ take affect He calls us to believe in Him with the trusting nature of a child. to them of God in salvation. Published in Kingdom Of God, Life, Son Of God, Testimony and Zion. Not only does it speak of God's strength, but also it speaks of the sovereignty of God and the goodness of God. "Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering." . Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou The unction bears witness to the truth as it is in Jesus. lost or perish. So our whole existence and purpose is to glorify him, as we are created in his image and do the good work he has prepared for us to do. 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. Though God selected Israel as His chosen people, not all end up as regenerate people who will spend eternity with God. Let me sink. the commands of Christ. God Is Self-Sufficient - He Has No Needs "For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself." - John 5:26 As limited humans, we have incredible needs, which left unfulfilled, result in death. 5:44), we are to hate the world. I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. He is before our convictions, before our desires, before our fears, and before our hopes. Now, here are the characteristics of Gods elect: First, the elect are chosen by the Lord. Tozer writes, Wisdom, among other things, is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve those ends by the most perfect means. I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God's elect is God; the proper study of a Christian is the Godhead. Topics on Elect Israel As The Elect Deuteronomy 7:6 Verse Concepts For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. There are a number of reasons why Israel's elect calling is still operable. A belief in God is not enough, "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." To be Born Again means that we have come to realize that . Just like his other attributes, Gods goodness exists within his immutability, and infinite nature, so that he is unchangingly, always good. The fact that God is self-existent -- that he was created by nothing and has always existed forever -- is perhaps one of the hardest attributes of God for the believer to understand. Jesus' sheep (or the elect) hear His voice (vs. 27). In a very real way, God is always near us, closer than our thoughts, writes Tozer. Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; In fact, the 144,000 Israelites will be considered the elect of the last days. "feed my sheep" and "feed my lambs". His attributes are the same from before the beginning of time into eternity. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. My choice is the tie-breaker." them away from the treacherous waters of this world and its corruptions and Subscribe to the CompellingTruth.org Newsletter: The "elect of God" is a theological phrase that refers to predestination. considered as unregenerate sinners. They follow His leadership For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. I will qualify this statement Are you more convinced now that you are If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. The psalmist proclaims Gods omnipresence in Psalm 137. Or where can I flee from Your presence? a persons heart and life, then that person ought to examine their heart to see whether God clearly loves the elect, and the elect are beneficiaries of saving grace. convinced by men that they are or are not saved, they know by the indwelling people. Simply put, the "elect of God" are those whom God has predestined to salvation. The Kingdom Of God is what God has planned for all humanity. >> God desires all of His children to repent and follow after His commands, but the number of those who do is relatively small. No question about it, scripture is very unambiguous about God's elect. What did Christ mean by "God is spirit"? It will be a governing system with kings as its leaders. gospel. 1:4). We all sin and make mistakes; I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality. The Lord told Peter three times to His attributes are expressed in His Word, and they make their demands. In love, New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.read more.Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. And they overcome by What are Gods attributes? The fact But to believe this means we dull the reality of his infinite, unchanging justice. Humility Pride is a spiritual plague endemic to all mankind, an inherent character defect birthed through Adam's rejection of God's command in Eden ( Genesis 3:6 ). The word used for Chosen in this verse is the word elect. As the firstborn of all creation, Jesus Christ was the first elect or chosen of God. The elect are known for their obedience to the commands of Jesus and their sins are covered in His blood. The elect are instructed to clothe themselves with nine things: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love, peace, and gratefulness, So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. the people of God away from serving the Lord. face. 6. He loves them and died for them, and will not allow any of them to be eternally And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that Gods purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls, it was said to her, The older will serve the younger.read more.Just as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated. What shall we say then? The Greek definition of " HOLY " means to be righteous or to be right. His common grace is a gift to all of mankind. At a Bible study that I attended when I was in high school I first learned about a concept believed by some Christians called election - this is, the idea that "before the foundation of the world, by sheer grace, according to the free good pleasure of his will, God chose in Christ to salvation a definite number of particular people out of the entire human race, which had fallen by its own . In many Christian circles, people describe believers as God's elect. The elect will be gathered together and kept from harm just prior to the final outpouring of God's wrath upon the earth, And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:31), And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven. 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