Chosen? ELECTION-Service & Privilege

[Selah7]

Just now, kwikphilly said:

Basically a saint is a “holy one,” someone who is set apart for God's special purposes    Every Follower of Christ is a "saint"

Yes, God chose His Elect/saints, those set aside ones.  He chose them before the foundation of the world for a purpose, a task.  And, yes, a follower of Christ is an Elect person.  

 

[Selah7]

Romans 8:28 speaks to the elect/saints:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

[kwikphilly]

1 hour ago, Mr. M said:

General Summation beginning with 'the called'.

Matthew 20: 16 So the last will be first, and the first last. 

For many are called, but few chosen.

Romans 1:

5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship

for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, 

6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 That you would walk worthy

of God, Who has called you unto His

Kingdom and Glory.

Romans 8:28 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. 

Revelation 17:14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.

Colossians 3:

12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on

tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 

13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone

has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you,

so you also must do. 

14 But above all these things put on love, which is

the bond of perfection.

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Joh^n14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Blessings Brother.

The Bond of Perfection-LOVE,its impossible to truly love without humility,you agree?

 

Its just so clear to me the process of that Saving Grace,one can almost say it is conditional......I think you might understand what I mean.....nit say it is earned,merited or deserved ....I know theres a much better word than conditional,perhaps ....?

.....Gods Word Does NOT Say "We will come unto him and then he will keep my commands & love me...........one must first accept Him ,by Faith in Christ Jesus......thats for another Topic,isnt it,lol    Selahs post just brought that to mind,I certainly do not want this lovely Study to go off Topic

  

[kwikphilly]

22 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

Romans 8:28 speaks to the elect/saints:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Amen-exactly! (love that purple-royalty!)

[Mr. M]

8 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

Yes, God chose His Elect/saints, those set aside ones.  He chose them before the foundation of the world for a purpose, a task.  And, yes, a follower of Christ is an Elect person.  

 

A follower of Christ is a sheep.

A shepherd of sheep is a gift from God.

Ephesians 4:8 Therefore He says:

“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets,

some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 

12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, 

for the edifying of the body of Christ, 

13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge

of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature

of the fullness of Christ. 

Find what was missing from the quote in verse 8

Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high,

thou hast led captivity captive:

thou hast received gifts for men; yea,

for the rebellious also,

that the Lord God might dwell among them.

The ministry of the elect shepherd the 

"rebellious sheep" as they are made into a 

functioning part of the body of Christ.

I have heard ministers literally say "I won't deal 

with a rebellious spirit, they mess up my anointing."

!!!!Why is the Anointing given????

[Mr. M]

10 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Amen-exactly! (love that purple-royalty!)

 

18 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

Romans 8:28 speaks to the elect/saints:

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 speaks to the called,

(as it is written) assuring them that all is ordained by God

for our transformation into the image of His Son.

The called must have the faith to go through every trial,

every chastisement, every discipline, every persecution, or

they will turn away. Romans 8:28=sure mercies of David.

This is the path from called, to chosen, to faithful. 

[Selah7]

11 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

 

Romans 8:28 speaks to the called,

(as it is written) assuring them that all is ordained by God

for our transformation into the image of His Son.

The called must have the faith to go through every trial,

every chastisement, every discipline, every persecution, or

they will turn away. Romans 8:28=sure mercies of David.

This is the path from called, to chosen, to faithful. 

The called are the Elect.

Romans 8:29

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

[Selah7]

29 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

The called must have the faith to go through every trial,

every chastisement, every discipline, every persecution, or

they will turn away.

Why do you think God chose the Elect?  Because He knew them before the foundation of the world—foreknowledge.  They were faithful to God then.  The Elect are the ones God uses for the tough times-especially in this generation.  Who do you think God is going to use in these latter days to come against the antichrist?  He will use His Elect!

addendum …  once again, who are the called?  They are the ELect.  

 

Edited February 19, 2023 by Selah7

[Selah7]

49 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

A follower of Christ is a sheep.

A shepherd of sheep is a gift from God.

Ephesians 4:8 Therefore He says:

“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets,

some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 

12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, 

for the edifying of the body of Christ, 

13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge

of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature

of the fullness of Christ. 

Find what was missing from the quote in verse 8

Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high,

thou hast led captivity captive:

thou hast received gifts for men; yea,

for the rebellious also,

that the Lord God might dwell among them.

The ministry of the elect shepherd the 

"rebellious sheep" as they are made into a 

functioning part of the body of Christ.

I have heard ministers literally say "I won't deal 

with a rebellious spirit, they mess up my anointing."

!!!!Why is the Anointing given????

A sheep is a follower of Christ.

The sheep are the Elect, and the Elect will always recognize their Shepherd’s voice (calling).  Understand?

[Mr. M]

27 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

The called are the Elect.

Romans 8:29

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

No, they are not.

2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent 

to make your call and election sure,

for if you do these things you will never stumble.

In context, speaking to the called:

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence,

add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 

6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance,

to perseverance godliness, 

7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 

8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be

neither barren nor unfruitful in

the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness,

and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

"to be conformed to the image of his Son" =the process of sanctification.