This is an ongoing series of blog posts based on papers originally written for my church’s elder class. Our subject for this entry is the doctrine of election.
The doctrine of election is one of the most controversial subjects often discussed within Christian theology. The concept of predestination, that God has chosen His people who will be saved not just in the course of their lives or because of their actions, but from before creation itself, has drawn many objections, including from Christians. It is a subject that requires patience and pastoral care alongside a devotion to Scripture’s inerrancy and sufficiency. It also requires a great deal of humility, which often seems to be alien to the debates this issue raises.
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