UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION

Reprobate religious rebels call it "a doctrine of man", or "a doctrine hatched in hell", but the Word of God clearly and constantly teaches the doctrine of UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION (Matt. 22:14; John 15:16; Eph. 1:3-6; II Thess. 2:13; Rom. 9:11-16). All of God's people, all true believers rejoice to hear the Lord say, "I have chosen you!" Read the passages cited above and you cannot fail to see what the Bible teaches about election. It is A WORK OF GRACE. It is an ETERNAL work of grace. It springs from the sovereign LOVE OF GOD. It is God's IMMUTABLE CHOICE of some to everlasting salvation. Election is IN CHRIST. We were chosen to be CONFORMED TO CHRIST. And God's election of some to salvation in Christ was AN UNCONDITIONAL WORK OF GRACE (II Tim. 1:9).

All who were chosen to be saved were chosen without consideration of their works, good or bad. Election is free! Because election is free and unconditional, and because God cannot change, either in his Person or his purpose, election is immutable (Mal. 3:6). It is not possible that any of God's elect will ever perish under the wrath of God.

THE PROOF OF ELECTION IS FAITH IN CHRIST. All who truly believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as he is revealed in Holy Scripture believe because God chose them unto salvation and gave them faith. Sinners make their calling and election sure by believing on the Son of God (II Pet. 1:10). Thank God for electing love! Without it no one would ever be saved!

Donald S. Fortner, Pastor

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF DANVILLE

2734 Old Stanford Road

Danville, Kentucky 40422

236-8235