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Westminster Confession of Faith

“Unconditional Election??”. Westminster Confession of Faith

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Westminster Confession of Faith

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  1. W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  2. “Unconditional Election??” Westminster Confession of Faith "3.5 Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ, unto everlasting glory, out of his free grace and love alone, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions, or causes moving him thereunto; and all to the praise of his glorious grace. W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  3. “Unconditional Election??” Westminster Confession of Faith "3.6. As God hath appointed the elect unto glory, so hath He, by the eternal and most free purpose of His will, fore-ordained all the means thereunto. Wherefore they who are elected, being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Christ, are effectually called unto faith in Christ by His Spirit working in due season, are justified, adopted, sanctified, and kept by His power through faith, unto salvation. Neither are any other redeemed by Christ, effectually called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and saved, but the elect only." W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  4. “Unconditional Election??” "God's choice of certain individuals unto salvation before the foundation of the world rested solely in His own sovereign will. His choice of particular sinners was not based on any foreseen response of obedience on their part, such as faith, repentance, etc. On the contrary, God gives faith and repentance to each individual whom He selected. These acts are the result, not the cause of God's choice. Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in man. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance of Christ. Thus God's choice of the sinner, not the sinner's choice of Christ, is the ultimate cause of salvation." W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  5. “Unconditional Election??” U.E. The Doctrine of “Unconditional Election” Is Based Upon: Man Can’t Choose Salvation A false view of man’s nature A False view of God’s sovereignty Foreordination Predestination W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  6. Ephes. 1:4 (NKJV) just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, “Unconditional Election??” Chose - ἐκλέγομαι - eklegomai Middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select: - make choice, choose (out), chosen. Peoples New Testament – B. W. Johnson . . . This does not affirm that God chose some individuals and rejected others, but that before the world was, before there was Jew or Gentile, God chose to have a people for himself, the whole church of Christ, a covenant people confined to no one earthly race. W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  7. Ephes. 1:5 (NKJV) having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, “Unconditional Election??” • Predestined - προορίζω - proorizō • Strong’s -to limitinadvance, that is, (figuratively) predetermine: - determine before, ordain, predestinate. • Thayer Definition:G4309 – • 1) to predetermine, decide beforehand • 2) in the NT of God decreeing from eternity • 3) to foreordain, appoint beforehand W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  8. Ephes. 1:5 (NKJV) having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, “Unconditional Election??” Predestined - πρωρίζω prōrizō Means properly “to set bounds before;” and then to “pre-determine.” It is originally a geographical term, but applied also to any thing concluded, or determined, or demonstrated. Here the word is used to point out God’s fixed purpose or predetermination to bestow upon those who believe the gospel the blessing of the adoption of sons by Jesus Christ, (Eph. 1:5,13) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  9. Ephes. 1:5 (NKJV) having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, “Unconditional Election??” • Predestined - πρωρίζω prōrizō • Peoples New Testament – Having predestinated us. Foreordained that we, the church of Jesus Christ, should be adopted as his children. The whole line of argument is general instead of particular. God foreordained a church which should be composed of those adopted as his children. W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  10. Ephes. 1:5 (NKJV) having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, “Unconditional Election??” • Predestined - πρωρίζω prōrizō • Wesley Having foreordained that all who afterwards believed should enjoy the dignity of being sons of God, and joint - heirs with Christ. According to the good pleasure of his will - According to his free, fixed, unalterable purpose to confer this blessing on all those who should believe in Christ, and those only. W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  11. Ephes. 1:4,5 (NKJV) [4] just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, [5] having predestined us to adoption “Unconditional Election??” • “ELECT – or “CHOSEN” – Yes!! – • Unconditionally? – NO!!! • Individually? – NO!!! • Violate Free Will? – NO!!! • “Predestined” – Yes • Unconditionally? – NO!!! • Individually? – NO!!! • Violate Free Will? – NO!!! Unconditional Election Supposed Proof Text Romans 8:29-30 Romans 9:10-22 Romans 11:5-7 Eph. 1:1-14 W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  12. “Consequences of Unconditional Election and the Calvinistic view of predestination” “Unconditional Election??” • The large majority of men are brought into the world “predestined” by God to eternal destruction – 2 Pet 3:9; 1 Tim 2:4 • God is a respecter of persons – chooses one sinner and condemns many others arbitrarily and capriciously - Acts 10:34 • God is unjust – Condemns men for what He predetermined that they do, without them having a choice to do otherwise - 2 Cor. 5:10 • Everything is predestined – that would include sin – every sin . . . (Who would be responsible for evil?) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  13. “Unconditional Election??” “ ‘Non elect infants who die in their infancy will spend eternity in hell’ – I would answer true to that question, you have to be elect in order to be saved. If this question is false, then we should perform abortion, because abortion is the greatest evangelistic act that has ever taken place since the time that Jesus walked the face of the earth, because everyone of those children are going straight to heaven according to Mr. Brown’s theology” (David P. Brown & Gene Cook, Jr. Debate, Feb 16, 2000) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  14. “Unconditional Election??” …You have heard over and over again that it is your choice, your choice and what does God say? He says, ‘I took two twins from the same father, the same mother, the same womb and before they were ever born God made a choice between them so that His choice would stand, not yours, but His choice…Jacob I have loved and Esau I have hated. Did you get that? …’” (Cook-Reeves Debate, Gene Cook’s 4th Negative, June 24, 2005) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  15. “Unconditional Election??” “So when he (Bruce Reeves) stands over here and says, ‘His’ ‘God is a monster, his God is not fair, his God sends little babies to hell, his God spanks babies indefinitely and there is nothing they can do about it,’ he is really arguing against the God of the Bible. He is really raising up his accusation . . . against the God of the Bible. . . .” (Cook-Reeves Debate, Gene Cook’s 4th Negative, June 24, 2005) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  16. “Unconditional Election??” “Both evil and good come from God…So what happens when you emphasize the will of man, then evil becomes only associated, there is no sense in which God decrees evil, there is no sense in which God wills evil and so evil is only from the heart of man and from the heart of Satan,… but we recognize as reformed Christians that those are secondary causes, that the first cause of evil is God, Himself...Man does not resist evil when he is fulfilling the decrees of God” (Is God schizophrenic? "The Two Wills of God" Gene Cook - recorded at a home bible study 08/12/05) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  17. “Conditional Election!!” To Illustrate: • Choosing an employee . . . • Looking for a home – • Looking for a car – • Politics W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  18. We Can Choose Faith!– Acts 17:26,27 “Conditional Election!!” We Can Choose Faith! Acts 17:26-27 (NKJV) And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, [27] so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; God has created EVERY man with the ability to choose faith! W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  19. We Can Choose Faith!– Rev. 22:17 “Conditional Election!!” We Can Choose Faith! Rev. 22:17 (NKJV) And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. It makes God’s invitation to all men disingenuous! W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  20. We Can Choose Faith!– Joshua 24:15 “Conditional Election!!” We Can Choose Faith! Jos 24:15 (NKJV) “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, . . . But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” - Cf. Rom. 6:16-18 God has created EVERY man with the ability to choose faith! W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  21. We Can Choose Faith!– Acts 22:16 - Arise “Conditional Election!!” We Can Choose Faith! Acts 22:16 (NKJV) And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' God has created EVERY man with the ability to choose faith! W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  22. We Can Choose Faith!– 1 Peter 3:21 – Appealing to God “Conditional Election!!” We Can Choose Faith! 1 Peter 3:21 (NASB) And corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience-- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God has created EVERY man with the ability to choose faith! W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  23. God Chose Before The World: He Chose Us In Him Ephesians 1:1-14 God Chose Before The World: Wisdom • God planned it before the world began – Ep 1:4 • The "chosen" would be holy and without blame - Ep 1:4 • The "elect" would be adopted as sons – Ep 1:5 • This plan is according to God's good pleasure – Ep 1:5,10-13 What? How? Motive? W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  24. God Chose Before The World: He Chose Us In Him Ephesians 1:1-14 God Chose Before The World: Who? • The faithful in Christ – (1,4,5,13) • Those In Christ’s body, i.e. church, (1-13; 2:16) • By grace through faith – (2,7,13; 2:8-10) • Baptized Into The Family of God – (5,7,13; cf. Acts 2:38,41; Gal 3:26,27) • Forgiveness - Grace and peace – Inheritance, Adoption, eternal life (3) Where? How? When? What? W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  25. Was This "Election" Individual Or Corporate? He Chose Us In Him Ephesians 1:1-14 God Chose Before The World: God’s election is – “the body of Christ, i.e. church” • The type of person - Mat 5:3-12 • The obedient - becoming members of the chosen family – Galatians 3:26,27; Hebrews 5:8,9, • Those who make their “Calling and Election sure” – 2 Pet 1:5-10 W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  26. Ephesians 1:3 - Election – How To Get Into Christ How Do We Get Into Christ? • Holy & without blame – (4) • Adoption – (5) • Accepted – (6) • Redemption, (forgiveness) – (7) • Gathered together in one – (10) • Obtained an inheritance – (11) Eph. 1:3 (NKJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  27. Ephesians 5:26 – Election - How To Get Into Christ How Do We Get Into Christ? Eph. 5:26 (NKJV) that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, (27) • Holy & without blame – (4) • Adoption – (5) • Accepted – (6) • Redemption, (forgiveness) – (7) • Gathered together in one – (10) • Obtained an inheritance – (11) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  28. Eph 1 - How Do We Get Into Christ – Election – Gal. 3:27 How Do We Get Into Christ? Gal. 3:26-27 (NKJV) For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. [27] For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. • Holy & without blame – (4) • Adoption – (5) • Accepted – (6) • Redemption, (forgiveness) – (7) • Gathered together in one – (10) • Obtained an inheritance – (11) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  29. Ephesians 1 – Acts 2:38 How Do We Get Into Christ? Acts 2:38 (NKJV) Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. • Holy & without blame – (4) • Adoption – (5) • Accepted – (6) • Redemption, (forgiveness) – (7) • Gathered together in one – (10) • Obtained an inheritance – (11) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  30. Ephesians 1 – Romans 6:3,4 How Do We Get Into Christ? Romans 6:3-5 (NKJV) Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? [4] Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, . . . . • Holy & without blame – (4) • Adoption – (5) • Accepted – (6) • Redemption, (forgiveness) – (7) • Gathered together in one – (10) • Obtained an inheritance – (11) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  31. Ephesians 1 – Romans 6:4,5 How Do We Get Into Christ? Romans 6:3-5 (NKJV) . . . that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. [5] For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, . . . • Holy & without blame – (4) • Adoption – (5) • Accepted – (6) • Redemption, (forgiveness) – (7) • Gathered together in one – (10) • Obtained an inheritance – (11) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  32. The Nature of God – Cook’s view of Sovereignty cannot be true Conclusion • Unconditional Election Cannot Be True Because: • God desires that ALL MEN come to a knowledge of the truth and be saved! – (1 Tim 2:4) • The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to ALL MEN! – (Titus 2:11,12) • God is NOT willing that ANY should perish but that ALL should come to repentance! – (2 Peter 3:9) • Jesus died for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD! (1 John 2:1,2) W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

  33. No Middle Ground Conclusion No Middle Ground • Incapable of Responding to God’s Grace • Unconditional Election • Jesus Didn’t Die for All • Incapable of Resisting God’s Grace • Unconditional Perseverance • Capable of Responding to God’s Grace –Rev. 22:17 • Conditional Election – John 6:28,29; 2 Pet 3:9 • Jesus Died for All –Tit. 2:11,12; 2 Cor 5:14 • Capable of Resisting God’s Grace – Acts 7:51; Ezek. 18:30-32 • Conditional Perseverance – Rev 2:10; 2 Pet. 2:20-22 OR OR OR OR OR W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

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