Romans 8:28-30

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• Romans 828-30
• Ephesians 14-6, 9-11
• What is it?
• Common errors about it
• Proper understanding of it

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Let's understand the teaching

• John Calvin developed an entire system of
  theology we call it Calvinism
• One part of his teaching was Predestination
• While few denominations believe all of the
  doctrine of Calvinism, many pay lip service to
  his teaching claiming to teach
• 5 Point Calvinism

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TULIP 5 POINT CALVINISM

• T OTAL DEPRAVITY We are born lost and not
  able to be saved on our own
• U NCONDITIONAL ELECTION Predestination (our
  study today)
• L IMITED ATONEMENT Christ died ONLY for the
  elect, not for all men
• I RRESISTABLE GRACE Direct operation of the
  Holy Spirit on the heart of a sinner
• P RESERVATION OF THE SAINTS Once saved,
  always saved

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Westminster Confession - 1646

• Some men and angels are predestinated unto
  everlasting life, and others foreordained to
  everlasting death. Ch. 3, Section 3
• These are unchangeably designed and their number
  is so certain and definite that it can not be
  either increased or diminished. Ch. 3, Section 5

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Westminster Confession - 1646

• Those of mankind that are predestinated unto
  life, God, before the foundation of the world
  hath chosen in Christ, unto everlasting glory,
  out of his free grace and love, without any
  foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance
  in either of them. Neither are any other redeemed
  by Christ, effectually called, justified,
  adopted, sanctified and saved, but the elect
  only. Ch. 3, Sec. 6

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Biblical Terms

• FOREKNOWLEDGE To know in advance
• PURPOSE According to God's will, plan, and
  promise
• ELECTION To choose, select
• PREDESTIONATION To determine before, to
  predetermine the outcome

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Misunderstandings

• Who believes this teaching?
• Not many Some Presbyterians (not all or even
  most) Some Baptists (very few small groups)
• BUT Many claim to accept 5-point Calvinism
• Few small groups are hard core 5-point Calvinists

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Do YOU believe it?

• Doris Day Whatever will be, will be
• God took him.
• It was his time to go.
• When your number's up, your number's up.
• God took her to be in His heavenly choir.
• What about Fickle Finger of Fate - Lady Luck
• Do you believe your life and death are set?

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Ephesians 14-6

• 4 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,
• 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by
  Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
  pleasure of His will,
• 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by
  which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

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Ephesians 19-10

• 9 having made known to us the mystery of His
  will, according to His good pleasure which He
  purposed in Himself,
• 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of
  the times He might gather together in one all
  things in Christ, both which are in heaven and
  which are on earth--in Him.

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Ephesians 111-13

• 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,
  being predestined according to the purpose of Him
  who works all things according to the counsel of
  His will,
• 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be
  to the praise of His glory.
• 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the
  word of truth, the gospel of your salvation in
  whom also, having believed, you were sealed with
  the Holy Spirit of promise,

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Romans 828-30

• 28 And we know that all things work together for
  good to those who love God, to those who are the
  called according to His purpose.
• 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to
  be conformed to the image of His Son, that He
  might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also
  called whom He called, these He also justified
  and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

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Proper Understanding

• NOT as Calvin taught that all passages dealing
  with election, purpose, and predestination should
  be applied to the individual.
• THUS Calvin taught INDIVIDUAL PREDESTINATION

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Proper Understanding

• These passages are written to a group or class of
  people. The decision of God was to save all that
  believe in and obey His Son.
• This isGROUP PREDESTINATION
• God set the criteria for salvation
• Before there was sin
• Before there was a world
• Before there were any sinners

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Proper Understanding

• God has NOT pre-set your life.
• He has not decided if you will be saved, who you
  will marry, when and how you die.
• God has not written the script for your life and
  you have no control over what happens to you
• God's predestination is that all who believe and
  obey the Son of God, Jesus Christ, will be saved.

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Proper Understanding

• God's Plan was to save those in Christ
• Read Ephesians 1 2 Watch for a phrase like
  in Christ, in Him, in Whom - etc.
• Ephesians 113-14 In Him you also trusted, after
  you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
  salvation in whom also, having believed, you
  were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who
  is the guarantee of our inheritance until the
  redemption of the purchased possession, to the
  praise of His glory.

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God's Plan for Salvation

• Ephesians 113-14 Salvation is for those who
• Trusted in Christ
• Heard the word of truth, the gospel
• Believed
• Were sealed with the Holy Spirit
• Have the earnest of our inheritance

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Conclusion

• God has not pre-set all events in your life
  including your salvation
• You have the freedom to choose believe or
  reject obey or refuse follow or go your own
  way live as the Bible teaches or as you desire
• ALL options are your choice
• At every invitation of Christ you must make a
  choice.

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Revelation 2217

• 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.