Election and Grace
God's Sovereign Choice
Grace · 5 verses
Divine election flows from God's absolute sovereignty, exercised according to the counsel of His own will rather than human merit or decision. This sovereign choice humbles human pride, magnifies divine mercy, and establishes salvation upon the immutable foundation of God's eternal purpose rather than fickle human will.
Scripture References
“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
“At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.”
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”
“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”