God's Purpose Of Grace
Election is the gracious purpose of God, ac-
cording to which He regenerates, sanctifies,
and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the
free agency of man, and comprehends all the
means in connection with the end. It is a glor-
ious display of God's sovereign goodness, and
is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It
excludes boasting and promotes humility.
All true believers endure to the end. Those
whom God has accepted in Christ, and sancti-
fied by His Spirit, will never fall away from the
state of grace, but shall persevere to the end.
Believers may fall into sin through neglect and
temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, im-
pair their graces and comforts, bring reproach
on the cause of Christ, and temporal judgements
on themselves, yet they shall be kept by the
power of God through faith unto salvation.
(Gen. 12:1-3; Ex. 19:5-8; 1 Sam. 8:4-7, 19-22)
(Isa. 5:1-7; Jer. 31:31 ff.; Matt. 16:18-19; 21:28-45)
(Matt. 24:22, 31; 25:34; Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44)
(Luke 24:44-48; John 1:12-14; 3:16; Acts 20:32)
(Rom. 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7, 26-36)
(1 Cor. 1:1-2; 15:24-28; Eph. 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11)
(Col. 1:12-14; 2 Thess. 2:13-14; 2 Tim. 1:12; 2:10, 19)
(Heb. 11:39-12:2; 1 Peter 1:2-5, 13; 2:4-10)
(1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2)
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