Are
You One Of God's Elect?
Did
you know that God's love is without beginning, without cause, and without end?
His love is eternal, unchangeable, and everlasting. That means that ALL WHO ARE LOVED OF GOD NOW WERE LOVED OF
GOD BEFORE THE WORLD WAS MADE, AND SHALL BE LOVED OF GOD FOREVER, NO MATTER
WHAT! This is the teaching of Holy Scripture (Jer. 31:3; Mal. 3:6).
The
love of God is the cause of all his acts of grace. IN ETERNAL LOVE GOD CHOSE A GREAT MULTITUDE OF SINNERS UNTO SALVATION
IN CHRIST BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN (Eph. 1:4-6). And God will never change
his mind! All whom he chose and predestinated to eternal salvation in Christ
shall be saved. Not one of God's elect shall perish! ARE YOU ONE OF GOD'S ELECT?
Peter
admonishes us to make our "calling and
election sure" (2 Pet. 1:10). How can I do that? How can I be sure
that I have been chosen and called of God unto salvation? Answer one question -
DO YOU TRUST JESUS CHRIST ALONE AS YOUR
LORD AND SAVIOR? If you do, your faith in Christ is the evidence of your
election in Christ and your redemption by Christ (Heb. 11:1). Your faith is the
result of the Holy Spirit's regenerating call (Eph. 2:8-9).
Yes,
thank God, I am one of his elect. My faith in Christ is my assurance of my
election before the world began. ARE YOU
ONE OF GOD'S ELECT?
Don
Fortner