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	Unconditional Election - is it Biblical?
		Unconditional Election teaches that before the foundation of the world only a limited number of people were chosen to be recipients of God’s saving grace, while the remaining population were destined to be left in their depravity (Ephesians 1:4; Romans 9:11-13; 1 Peter 2:8; Revelation 13:8).
		Unconditional election is the basis for regeneration and answers the question of why some come to Christ while others remain in unbelief.
		Unconditional Election does not imply that there will be men in heaven who do not want to be there but had to be because they were elect.
	www.gotquestions.org /unconditional-election.html (1117 words)

	Unconditional election - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unconditional election is a doctrine which teaches that God, in eternity, chose out of all mankind those whom He would save by means of Christ's death and the work of the Holy Spirit, for no other reason than His own wise, just, and gracious purpose.
		Unconditional Election was first codified in the Belgic Confession (1561), re-affirmed in the Canons of Dordrecht (1619) arising from the Quinquarticular Controversy, and is an historic part of the Reformed faith as found in the various Reformed Confessions.
		In regard to the elect, we regard calling as the evidence of election, and justification as another symbol of its manifestation, until it is fully accomplished by the attainment of glory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unconditional_election (623 words)

	Undconditional Election
		The British monk Pelagius who denied the original sin and unconditional election was excommunicated as a heretic in 412 AD, and then Pelagianism was repeatedly condemned by the Council of Ephesus in 431.
		Many Pastors stay away from election, foreknowledge and predestination, as they say these are controversial issues, it will bring much heat to the body of Christ and will divide the body of Christ so we need to just preach simple issues and the most important thing is to preach the gospel.
		Election is very important, and if you are truly called by God then you will not be conformed to this world and will not follow the pattern of this world, you will be different.
	www.sounddoctrine.net /Nick/uncondional_election.htm (2106 words)

	Election - Theopedia
		Election and predestination are very similar concepts, so much so that the terms can be used almost interchangeably.
		Conditional election is the predominant view of Arminianism which concludes that God's choice of individuals for salvation is conditioned upon personal faith.
		Unconditional Election is the doctrine which states that God chose those whom he was pleased to bring to a knowledge of himself, not based upon any merit shown by the object of his grace and not based upon foreseen faith (especially a decisional faith).
	www.theopedia.com /Election (609 words)

	"Unconditional Election" by Loraine Boettner
		Their election, of course, includes the opportunity of hearing the gospel and receiving the gifts of grace, for without these means the great end of election would not be attained.
		Apart from this election of individuals to life, there has been what we may call a national election, or a divine predestination of nations and communities to a knowledge of true religion and to the external privileges of the Gospel.
		A third form of election taught in Scripture is that of individuals to the external means of grace, such as hearing and reading the Gospel, association with the people of God, and sharing the benefits of the civilization which has arisen where the Gospel has gone.
	www.the-highway.com /election_Boettner.html (4195 words)

	Unconditional Election \| Calvinism \| Predestination
		The second doctrine of Calvinism, Unconditional Election, is based on the first, Total Hereditary Depravity.
		Unconditional Election is the belief that God, with no regard to the will of man, made an eternal choice of certain persons unto eternal life and some to eternal damnation and that number is so fixed that it cannot be changed.
		This article will examine the doctrine of Unconditional Election by seeing how it is expressed by those denominations and individuals who promote it; defining predestination; analyzing the proof texts used to support it; and citing some Scriptural objections to it.
	www.padfield.com /2005/unconditional-election.html (1711 words)

	The Freedom and Justice of God in Unconditional Election :: Desiring God
		The doctrine of God’s unconditional election is so different from what most of you grew up with that you not only have a hard time believing it is in the Bible, but also a hard time feeling that it is good news.
		The doctrine of unconditional election is good news because it preserves the praise of God’s glorious grace at every point in our salvation.
		There are other reasons for feeling that the doctrine of unconditional election is good news, but that is what we have time for this morning.
	www.desiringgod.org /ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/2003/120_The_Freedom_and_Justice_of_God_in_Unconditional_Election (2766 words)

	Election - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The universal acceptance of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in sharp contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where elections were considered an oligarchic institution and where most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment.
		When elections are called, politicians and their supporters attempt to influence policy by competing directly for the votes of constituents in what are called campaigns.
		In order for democratic elections to be fair and competitive, opposition parties and candidates must enjoy the rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and movement as necessary to voice their criticisms of the government openly and to bring alternative policies and candidates to the voters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Election (2829 words)

	The Five Points of Calvinism: Unconditional Election
		Election is, therefore, that decree of God which He eternally makes, by which, with sovereign freedom, He chooses to Himself a people, upon whom He determines to set His love, whom He rescues from sin and death through Jesus Christ, unto Himself in everlasting glory.
		For the truth of election not only means that God chooses those who are to be His people; and it not only means that God determines that they shall live in heaven; but it means also that God guarantees a walk of holiness for His people in the midst of the world.
		The decree of election is the foundation of all the blessings of salvation.
	www.prca.org /fivepoints/chapter2.html (5981 words)

	Some Arguments Against Unconditional Election - TheologyWeb Campus
		If unconditional election is true, it seems like God is creating souls, choosing not to elect them -- ipso facto cutting them off from any chance to not remain sinners -- and then destroying them shortly thereafter for remaining sinners.
		Most who believe in unconditional election believe that there is nothing about us which serves to inform, or even remotely influence, God's decision to elect.
		Thus, they don't entail unconditional election; in fact, the precise nature of election is underdetermined with repsect to biblical data.
	www.theologyweb.com /campus/showthread.php?p=1720400#post1720400 (3431 words)

	Only Wonder Understands » Blog Archive » Unconditional Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Election comes when the people of God “opt in” to God’s kingdom of grace, or even more radically, non-election happens when they “opt-out” of the righteousness that God gives.
		The question that arises is whether election is an “opt-in” process, that is, one has to actively choose to be a part of God’s kingdom, or whether it is an “opt-out” process, where one has to actively reject God in order to bypass election.
		This is a misunderstanding of the term “unconditional.” It is true that faith is required for salvation; it is true that whoever believes shall have everlasting life.
	onlywonder.com /wordpress/index.php/2005/12/02/unconditional-election (3014 words)

	Unconditional Election
		Faith and Holiness are the consequents, not the antecedents, of election.
		Election is a sovereign free act of God, through which He determines who shall be made heirs of heaven.
		The doctrine of election is repeatedly taught and emphasized throughout the Scripture.
	www.frontiernet.net /~bcmmin/tulip02.htm (1526 words)

	Unconditional Election \| Calvinism \| Predestination
		The second doctrine of Calvinism, Unconditional Election, is based on the first, Total Hereditary Depravity.
		Unconditional Election is the belief that God, with no regard to the will of man, made an eternal choice of certain persons unto eternal life and some to eternal damnation and that number is so fixed that it cannot be changed.
		This article will examine the doctrine of Unconditional Election by seeing how it is expressed by those denominations and individuals who promote it; defining predestination; analyzing the proof texts used to support it; and citing some Scriptural objections to it.
	www.padfieldconsulting.com /calvinism/unconditional-election.html (1709 words)

	Fred's Bible Talk - Unconditional Election
		Unconditional election is not only the heart of the system of Calvinism, but it is the heart of the whole of salvation.
		The doctrine of election declares that God, before the foundation of the world, chose certain individuals from among the fallen members of Adam’s race to be the objects of His un-deserved favor.
		This is the prime objection to unconditional election.
	www.fredsbibletalk.com /fb014.html (3302 words)

	Unconditional Election
		Unconditional Election is defined in this manner through the catechisms and confessions: God did, by His most wise and holy counsel, of His own, freely and unchangeably ordain some men to heaven and some men to hell by the nature of His good pleasure.
		The election of men rests solely on the counsel and purposes of God.
		It is an election or foreordination of His people (Rom.
	www.apuritansmind.com /TULIP/UnconditionalElection.htm (2829 words)

	The Churches of the New Testament Were Taught the Doctrine of Unconditional Election
		I call on any reader who doubts that these churches were taught the doctrine of unconditional election to reason with me from the inspired book of God, the inspired book written as holy men of God were born along by the Holy Spirit.
		The church at Thessalonica was taught that this election was from the beginning and was unto salvation.
		It says, in part, that election "comprehends all the means in connection the end." The end (purpose) of election is the salvation of the elect and comprehended in the election are all the means to that end.
	users.aol.com /libcfl/un_elec.htm (2289 words)

	Calvinism Doctrine of Unconditional Election - Predestination, John Calvin
		The doctrine of Unconditional Election stresses that man has no choice (no free will) at all because man has no ability to seek God, (Total Depravity) therefore it is by God's sovereign choice that anyone is saved.
		The doctrine of Unconditional Election is a doctrine that was created by those who are Reformed in theology.
		This shows that the teachings of Calvinism on Unconditional Election are not Biblical or logical because that would make God declaring something for men to do but are not given the ability to do.
	www.afcministry.com /Calvinism_unconditional_election.htm (2270 words)

	Unconditional Election
		Unconditional means: Not to be limited to any conditions, or prerequisites whatsoever.
		(1) By unconditional election we do not mean that man elects God, or elects to be saved (to illustrate, here is a much quoted blunder: God casts His vote, the Devil casts his, the score is tied now, one to one; whichever way you cast your vote is the deciding factor).
		There is this great difference in the election of the saved and the rejection of the rest of men.
	www.scionofzion.com /election2.htm (2785 words)

	JOLLYBLOGGER: U - Unconditional Election (Five Points of Calvinism, Part 2)
		Unconditional Election is the doctrine which states that God chose those whom he was pleased to bring to a knowledge of himself, not based upon any merit shown by the object of his grace and not based upon his looking forward to discover who would "accept" the offer of the gospel.
		I suggest that election is a part of an entire "salvation package" that includes calling, regeneration, faith and repentance, and more and that none of it is based on anything we do, including faith.
		Thus, election isn't of individuals, election is of the corporate body of Christ.
	jollyblogger.typepad.com /jollyblogger/2004/11/next_in_this_se.html (5896 words)

	Uncondtional Election & Predestination vs. Free Moral Agency
		Those who are saved and destined to eternal life are said to be "elect." The alternative to Calvin's view of unconditional election would be free will or free moral agency - the doctrine that salvation is conditional and each individual has a choice whether or not to meet the conditions of forgiveness.
		If salvation is unconditional and nothing one does will affect his salvation, then a person decreed to be among the elect would be saved no matter how he later acted.
		Hence, the "election" or choice (v11) does not refer to the election to eternal life, but to the ones through whom these promises to Abraham would be fulfilled.
	www.biblestudylessons.com /cgi-bin/gospel_way/predestination.php (7317 words)

	Election
		Election, we are sure, is absolute, and altogether apart from the virtues which the saints have afterwards.
		Lay not election as a pillow for you to sleep on, or you may be ruined.
		First, I think election, to a saint, is one of the most stripping doctrines in all the world— to take away all trust in the flesh, or all reliance upon anything except Jesus Christ.
	www.spurgeon.org /sermons/0041.htm (6547 words)

	Unconditional Election
		The Scriptures make it very clear that Election to salvation is in no way conditioned by or dependent upon anything that distinguishes the saved from the unsaved prior to the day of their effectual calling to become members of the blameless family of God.
		Undoubtedly there is an election which is not to salvation but to the fulfillment of a specific duty or to the playing of a role.
		Election is unconditional, and in the end we surrender to his will unconditionally.
	custance.org /old/grace/ch7.html (7140 words)

	Unconditional Election
		When Jesus spoke on election people got really angry with him, they were filled with wrath and wanted to kill him.
		This is not what we say but Jesus spoke on election what he said was, in the days of Elijah there were many widows in Israel and God did not allow rain for three and half years and there was a great famine in the land.
		In election, God is in charge not man. Why is it that there are many who are exposed to the gospel and see the miracles of God never repent of their sins?
	www.sounddoctrine.net /Nick/uncondional_election3.htm (3560 words)

	Bible Life Ministries - Calvinism - Unconditional Election
		Election therefore was not determined by or conditioned upon any virtuous quality or act foreseen in man. Those whom God sovereignly elected He brings through the power of the Spirit to a willing acceptance of Christ.
		This election is not a guarantee of salvation but rather a guarantee of salvation by grace based on the individual's faith in Jesus Christ's death for the forgiveness of sin, and faith in His resurrection for the giving of live through the receiving of the Holy Spirit.
		Election, as shown in these verses, is not a guarantee of salvation, and election can be resisted.
	www.biblelife.org /calvinism_election.htm (6682 words)

	Unconditional Election
		Unconditional Election is also known as "Calvinistic Predestination." The scripture teaches predestination, but not Calvinistic Predestination.
		Election is an act of God's sovereign choice.
		The purpose and motive of God's election are His glory, "To the praise of His glorious grace!"
	www.ecclesia.org /truth/election.html (2630 words)

	CoffeeSwirls » Unconditional Election
		The unconditional election of God and the unconditional act of regeneration are linked in this way.
		Election can be two fold, it can be related to being called for a mission and it can also relate to being recognised for your good works.
		If our election had anything to do with what we had accomplished through looking in or by instigating the change, we would have cause to boast in some measure our part in the process of our salvation.
	www.coffeeswirls.com /?p=851 (1726 words)

	Unconditional Election
		And as God Himself is the most wise, unchangeable, omniscient, and omnipotent, so the election made by Him can neither be interrupted nor changed, recalled, or annulled; neither can the elect be cast away, nor their number diminished.
		Is Calvinism's "Unconditional Election" true, OR does GOD'S WORD teach that before the foundation of the world God gave us his grace in Christ, chose us in Christ, and chose us unto salvation on the conditions shown man in the call of the gospel, which when obeyed puts man "in Christ"?
		Does Romans 9 teach Calvinism's Unconditional Election of individuals to eternal salvation, OR does it teach that God's purpose from the beginning was to save all nations in Christ and that He chose and called Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the nation of Israel as the means by which He would bring this about?
	members.tripod.com /debatorial_works/id187.htm (2485 words)

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