From before the creation of the world, God has loved you and chosen you to receive all the blessings of salvation. In part 2 of Lavished: Your Riches in Christ, Pastor Dan Cox reads from 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17.
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Study Notes
The Ordo Salutis… The Order of Your Salvation
Calvinistic Theology…. Arminian Theology
- John Calvin (1509 – 1564)
- Jacobus Arminius (1560 – 1609)
The Classical Arminian Order of Salvation
- Foreknowledge
- Predestination
- Conditional Election
- Prevenient Grace
- External Calling
- Repentance and Faith
- Justification
- Regeneration
- Sanctification
- Conditional Perseverance
- Glorification
The Classical Calvinistic Order of Salvation
- Predestination
- Unconditional Election
- Calling
- Regeneration
- Faith
- Repentance
- Justification
- Adoption
- Sanctification
- Perseverance
- Glorification
You have been chosen…
- to be saved
- through the Spirit
- through belief in the truth
You have been called…
- through the gospel
- to obtain the glory of Jesus Christ
Therefore…
- Stand firm
- Hold to the traditions
May our Lord…
- Who loved you
- Who gave you eternal comfort and good hope
- comfort your heart
- establish you in every good work and word
Applying the Text
- Are you grateful to God?
- Are you standing firm?