Predestination. What a "bad" word this used to be in our congregation. Predestination. But it's a Bible word, so, it cannot be a bad word. How many have run from this truth not even really knowing what it is about, but assuming certain wrong ideas propagated by uniformed but well intended folk. Predestination is an act of God out of love for His people. Think about it, the Bible never says God predestined people to Hell,.....but does teach He Predestined people to be His sons and thus to Heaven. It is a glorious truth intended to encourgage believers. (You mean God chose me?? God loves me?? And can it be???)
Here is the double edged truth of the Bible: "If I go to Heaven, it is all of Grace,..according to the kind intention of His will. But, if I go to Hell, it is all my fault for refusing to come to Chirst". Such is our state by nature, undeserving, condemned and unwilling to come to Jesus. What amazing Grace that God would ordain the salvation of any man, much less a number which no man can number!!!
Ephesians ch.1........
4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him In love
5He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,
6to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
Believer, be enouraged.
In every mercy full and free........
A sovereign God I wish to see.........
To see how grace, free grace has reigned........
In every mercy He ordained..........
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