Salvation, Predestination, & Election

GOD GRANTS AND WORKS SALVATION IN US

1. "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12-13)
1. Being born again occurs not by the will of man, but of God.
   
2. "And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed." (Acts 13:48)
3. "He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will." (Eph. 1:5)
4. "Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will." (Eph. 1:11)
1. Predestine is the Greek proorizo (προοριζω), it means...
1. "to predetermine, decide beforehand; in the NT of God decreeing from eternity; to foreordain, appoint beforehand" (Enhanced Strong's Lexicon, 1995)
2. "to destine or decree beforehand; foreordain" (Webster's New World Dictionary, 1986, p. 1121)
3. "to predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain before hand by an unchangeable purpose" (Webster's Dictionary, 1828)
5. "For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake." (Phil. 1:29)
6. "For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess. 5:9)
1. "destined" is the Greek word tithemei (τιθημι). It means, "to set, put, place; to make; to set, fix establish" (Enhanced Strong's Lexicon, 1995)
   
7. "But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. And it was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." (2 Thess. 2:13-14)
8. "Jesus answered them, 'I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.'" (John 10:25-27)
1. "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep." (John 10:11)
9. "No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." (John 6:44)
10. "And He was saying, 'For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me, unless it has been granted him from the Father.'" (John 6:65)
11. "And a certain woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul." (Acts 16:14)
12. "For through the grace given to me I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith." (Rom. 12:3)
13. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." (1 Pet. 1:3)
14. "In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be, as it were, the first fruits among His creatures." (James 1:18)

GOD PREDESTINATES

1. Predestination
1. Greek proorizo (προοριζω), Strongs # 4304. "To determine, decide beforehand; in the NT of God decreeing from eternity, to foreordain, appoint beforehand."
2. Proorizo (προοριζω), "which the NT uses only with God as subject, expresses the though of appointing a situation for a person, or a person for a situation." (The New Bible Dictionary, 1962)
3. Predestine, "To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose" (Webster's Dictionary, 1828)
4. Predestine, "To destine or decree beforehand; foreordain" (Webster's New World Dictionary, 1986)
   
2. "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Thy holy servant Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Thy hand and Thy purpose predestined to occur." (Acts 4:27-28)
3. "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren; and whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified." (Rom. 8:29-30)
4. "Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away; but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God predestined before the ages to our glory." (1 Cor. 2:6-7)
5. "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will." (Eph. 1:4-5)
6. "Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will." (Eph. 1:11)

GOD ELECTS INDIVIDUALS

1. Election is the Greek eklektos (εκλεκτος). It is rendered as "elect" and "chosen." Strongs # 1588.
2. "For many are called [kletos], but few are chosen [eklektos]." (Matt. 22:14)
   
1. Kletos (κλητος), "called, invited."
3. "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect [eklektos]." (Matt. 24:24)
4. "And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect [eklektos] from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other." (Matt. 24:31)
5. "Now shall not God bring about justice for His elect [eklektos], who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?" (Luke 18:7)
6. "Who will bring a charge against God's elect [eklektos]? God is the one who justifies." (Rom. 8:33)
7. "Greet Rufus, a choice [eklektos] man in the Lord, also his mother and mine." (Rom. 16:13)
8. "And so, as those who have been chosen [eklektos] of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." (Col. 3:12)
9. "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen [eklektos] angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality." (1 Tim. 5:21)
10. "The elder to the chosen [eklektos] lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth." (2 John 1)
11. "The children of your chosen [eklektos] sister greet you." (2 John 13)