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Looking for help in explaining to my daughter why God has chosen some and not others. Any help would be appreciated. She is 15 and has some non-Christian friends who have been a negative influence on her and we have limited her contact with them. I think she is worried about their salvation.

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Looking for help in explaining to my daughter why God has chosen some and not others. Any help would be appreciated. She is 15 and has some non-Christian friends who have been a negative influence on her and we have limited her contact with them. I think she is worried about their salvation.

That's a question we can wait to ask God when we see Him. In the meantime, as we have no idea who is or is not chosen, we need to proclaim the Truth of Jesus Christ to EVERYONE. Everyone deserves to hear the gospel, and we and your daughter needn't concern herself with this issue.

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Having been through this issue several times (not an easy situation) with our teenagers, I will tell you that encouraging your daughter to pray for them is a good start. Avoiding contact with bad influences is very important. Expecting your teen to stand against the peer pressure of a bad influence is a bad idea. It is important to limit the occasions of such influence, as much as you can.

If she will pray, God can send other witnesses to them, or if she wants to, she could write them a little personal witness (this is often something that they are not willing to do, but who knows?).

Who knows which ones will be saved? Only God knows, I wouldn't discount anyone, for God even saved a wretch like me.

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Looking for help in explaining to my daughter why God has chosen some and not others. Any help would be appreciated. She is 15 and has some non-Christian friends who have been a negative influence on her and we have limited her contact with them. I think she is worried about their salvation.

I believe that God "chooses" all of us, for He desires that no one should perish. The mystery is whether each person will or will not respond to the Holy Spirit's call to choose God.

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God desires that no one should perish. Many not all are 'called' (or 'invited') or almost every one and few 'chosen' (the chosen are those who by their free will in turn choose God who called them). The King knows surely that some don't even want the invitation so why would he send his servants further than the 'street corners' to such ones to offer an invitation?

Why does He not 'call' all? Would He call the evil one who is the father of many and his children?

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I'd agree with a couple of the posts here.

Your daughter -should- be concerned about her friends' salvation. It shows that she's a true friend. If I knew my friends were headed for Hell, and I wasn't concerned, and didn't try to warn them, what sort of friend would that make me?

If they aren't saved, it's by their choice. Your daughter can help by praying and by being "salt and light" -- by being the best example she can of who she is in Christ, and more importantly, who Christ is in her.

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Looking for help in explaining to my daughter why God has chosen some and not others. Any help would be appreciated. She is 15 and has some non-Christian friends who have been a negative influence on her and we have limited her contact with them. I think she is worried about their salvation.

God has not "chosen" some to be saved and other not to be saved, if that is what you mean. Honestly, it is one the most cruel theologies I have ever heard of. It has never been in God's plan that some should go to hell and some should be saved.

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Looking for help in explaining to my daughter why God has chosen some and not others. Any help would be appreciated. She is 15 and has some non-Christian friends who have been a negative influence on her and we have limited her contact with them. I think she is worried about their salvation.

God has not "chosen" some to be saved and other not to be saved, if that is what you mean. Honestly, it is one the most cruel theologies I have ever heard of. It has never been in God's plan that some should go to hell and some should be saved.

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I agree with Shiloh. To say that everyone born, hasn't got an equal chance of redemption, is absurd.

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