“Unconditional Election”

1. Election
A. Jesus teaches it (Matthew 22:14; 24:22, 24, 31; Mark 13:20, 22, 27)
B. Peter teaches it (1 Peter 1:1; 2:9-10; 2 Peter 1:10)
C. John teaches it (2 John 1:1, 13; Revelation 17:14)
D. Paul teaches it (Colossians 3:12; Titus 1:1; 2 Timothy 2:10; Romans 8:33)

2. Unconditional
A. Predestination (Ephesians 1:3-12; Revelation 13:8)
B. Foreknowledge (Romans 8:29-30; Acts 2:23; Romans 9:11-18)

3. Humility, Thankfulness, the Praise of God’s Glorious Grace
A. If you would be elect, come to Christ (Matthew 11:27-30)
B. Election is the ground of Christian assurance (Romans 8:29-30)
C. God’s foreknowledge motivates prayer (Matthew 6:8)
D. Election fuels sanctification (2 Peter 1:10)
E. Election fuels evangelism and missions (Romans 1:16; 9:11-18; 10:10, 14-15)
F. Repentance and faith are gifts that flow from election, receive and remain in them (Lamentations 5:21; Ephesians 2:8-10; Acts 5:31; 11:18; 2 Timothy 2:25)