Ephesians 1:4-5 “Even as he chose us in him before
the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according
to the purpose of his will,”
Christians are the elect, the chosen vessels of honor and Atheists,
Muslims, Buddhists, and all those who would not repent are the vessels destined
for destruction (we have established this in 75-2 & 75-9).
Although this sounds unjust to some, God knows all and He
knew before the creation of the world those that would accept Him and those
that would reject Him; this does not undermine the ultimate choice we have to
accept Jesus, the one and only begotten Son of God, as our Lord and savior, or
even the small everyday choices we make like whether to read our Bible.
We still need to make the right decisions just because God knows
everything does not mean everything is good or permissible and we most certainly still need to hold out the word of God
with a heart of compassion to those walking in darkness.
Isaiah 46 “The
end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My
counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’”
Matthew 25:32-41 “Before him will be gathered all the
nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates
the sheep from the goats. And he will
place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are
blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world.’…..“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you
cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”
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