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Election: Chosen to be Saved

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?