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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” a) THE DIVINE APPOINTMENT OF THE ELECT. You can see election in a saved person. God predestined the good works in which they walk. He chose them to believe and be saved and to be sanctified. b) THE EXACT IDENTITY OF THE ELECT. This details the identifying marks of the elect, when they are saved, the procedure of their salvation, and their being kept by Christ throughout. c) THE EXCLUSIVE OBJECTS OF THE ELECT. No one can come to Christ unless the Father draws him to Christ (cf. Mt 22:14). The elect do not apostatize. c. ITS PRUDENT HANDLING (paragraph 7) [48:36]. We derive three things from this paragraph: i. God never introduced this doctrine to satisfy man’s speculations. It is a practical, evangelical, and reverent truth. ii. God intends that we prove our election by the way we live (2 Pet 1:5-11). iii. The doctrine of election should lead obedient Christians to worship in praise, reverence, humility, and diligence and abundant consolation.
Ian Migala (7/11/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” ii. ITS UNCHANGING SPECIFICITY (paragraph 4) [13:19]. What God ordains in eternity He carries out in time. The number of the elect has always been certain. 2 Tim 2:19, Mt 22:14 – No one is chosen in time; all were chosen in eternity. We pray for the elect to be saved, even though they are already chosen. We don’t know who is elect, but our duty is to witness to everyone (cf. Deut 29:29). b. ITS POSITIVE OUTWORKING: THE ELECTION OF THOSE PREDESTINED (paragraphs 5-6) [20:19]. i. THE GRACIOUS BASIS OF ELECTION (paragraph 5). We see five things from this: election is according to God’s choice, not ours; God’s choice is grounded in His own counsel; predestination to life is in Christ; election assures those saved arriving in everlasting glory; and predestination is not due to anything meritorious in man. ii. THE EFFECTUAL EXECUTION OF ELECTION (paragraph 6) [35:55].
Ian Migala (7/11/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” We continue III. THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION at C. ITS CONFESSIONAL FORMULATION: THE 1689 LONDON BAPTIST CONFESSION, CHAPTER 3, “OF GOD’S DECREE”. 1. THE GENERAL DECREE OF ALL EVENTS (paragraphs 1-2) [starting at 5:14 of the audio]. Several facts about God’s decree are derived from these chapters: it is is an expression of His will alone, it is from eternity, it exhibits His absolute freedom over all things, it is not contrary to the will of His creatures, and it is brought about absolutely by His power (nothing frustrates it, nothing escapes it, and nothing conditions it). 2. THE SPECIFIC DECREE OF PREDESTINATION TO LIFE (paragraphs 3-7). a. ITS MAJOR ATTRIBUTES (paragraphs 3-4). i. ITS DISTINGUISHING SELECTIVITY (paragraph 3) [10:39]. God’s selectivity in election exalts His grace, while the condemnation of the rest exalts His justice. No sinner deserves to be chosen for salvation; they are saved purely by grace.
