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My job is done. Okay, so I can hear your Bibles she's through with me, too. He just kept the one. We started a study of the book of Ephesians 2 weeks ago. Ephesians chapter 1. Where are we going to be in vs. 4K stick. So get it, right? And if you don't that's okay because I got no problem with you is wrong with me.

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Just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy because I don't blame these for him in love. Having predestined us to adoption and Son by Jesus Christ. To his death, according to the good pleasure of his will. To the praise of the glory of his grandma's or when she made us except the accepted in the Beloved meaning.

Is pregnant. Heavenly Father, give me your words and bless this message. Help us to glorify you with our understanding. How much do brass your teeth?

Or we see things in perfectly. Like puzzling Reflections in a mirror. Then everything was perfect. All that we know now is partial and incomplete. But then you will know everything.

Just as our Lord knows.

Father, give us insight into your mind. The world and help us celebrate our election. It is in Jesus, precious name that we had me. Amen. Okay, so This is a Hot Topic. What is that saying? At least three short verses. If you remember, these fevers is Georgia State. If you remember these three versions are just a small portion of pause, doxology vs 3 to 14 is one complete sentence in the great. But what does it mean that God chose us before the foundation of the word? What does it mean to hit the predestined up?

Can you feed us to us? For adoption someone has the picture that the vine and you bring you probably heard this before. Someone has pictures of the plane and human size of Salvation. In this way, when you looking for heaven and you see a sign that read, whoever, We'll make up and then after you enter enter Heaven and look back at that same time.

And it reads. Another side chosen in him before the foundation of the world. It is really how we we need to look at it. One of those interesting in the be, the subjects in all of theology, because there is just so much PTO ology in what Paul is saying to be sure there is a lot of teaching here to that. Christians are divided on how many female version Bible scholars and hamsters. Do not only agree with what we are about to Embark out. That's there is division among the most prominent theological lines of our day. And to be honest, it should not come as a total surprise to think that God will choose us for salvation. But in a more to think that he chose us before he even created the whole world. For this reason, I decided to turn this into a three-part sermon. Because one message would not do the doctrine of election any justice. Since it's like a two-sided coin. This first message was sent her on God's sovereignty. The second message was focus on the human. And on the third message, I will leave you with a healthy. Be a logical perspective of what God has showed. Because I think it's important for us to have a healthy balance of the two since they are both physically. If you're not familiar with how salvation works, you are. None of them got here is stating that and we did not choose him, but rather he shows on this is an imperative statement that we must understand. Theologians, like to call this, the doctrine of election election in election can be defined as the Eternal Act of God, swear by God in his good pleasure and an account of Camilo for Samaritan. People choose a certain number of people. A special great and eternal salvation. That's the guy she was with us for salvation. If you're a child of God, a Christian, they need to know the guy shows you any chose you before the foundation of the world.

Some theologians go a little further, and they think that the word for know or to know, I've got a new one has an intimate knowledge of the individual.

so, I knew you and chose you as 1/4, says what he chose us in him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in love before. Who's the reason for his choosing us? Why did he choose you and not your neighbor across the street. I'll give this a package is the simple. The simple answer so that we would not have said that we would be for me and blaming language in love before. Specific specifically chose you. So you could be holding or set apart from the world cannot be like the culture. Not you speak after the worthless pleasure such as followed world. but, Not only that so that you could be blamed. But you might be asking yourself. Well, why me and not my neighbor across the street. What makes me so special Call the Bible. Does it say exactly why you personally were chosen by God? but,

What makes what, and what makes you so special. And I forgot that speak in generalities and in regard to all of his chosen. Paul says in 1st Corinthians 1:26 through 29, ancestors that field. You were wise in the world's eyes or horrible. When God called you instead, God chose things in the world. Considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are worms. Hey Joe's, things that are powerless to shame those who are parkour. Gun shows in Hastings. The spies of God chose things, despised by the world things counted as nothing at all. And use them to bring nothing with the world. As a result, no one can ever false. President.

You will not bow.

Ask yourself, do you resemble any of these qualities? Were you foolish before you came to Christ? Were you meeting were you despised by the world where you counted as nothing if you were? These are the very reasons why God chose you. As you can see, it is completely contrary by the human standards of our culture. and if I think about it, I was about to go straight. What we were fools. Who said in her heart, there is no God. But now we are fools for Christ. What college saying, look at the beautiful verse that says that God created you to be blameless and love you for him. Why would you do such a thing? Because this is what I wanted to do, and it brings him good pleasure. But not only that, it brings him glory, this gives us a glimpse of the love that God has for us. Even before he made us, choosing people for salvation. Even before Adam decided to send red bell and bring spiritual and physical death, and Jamal romanticism, Knowing full. Well that we would eventually become Spinners in the eyes of God enemies of a loving creator. What is the most popular verses for the doctrine of election comes to us from John 6:44, or you just said and you for this movie times, don't let you come to be a list of father. Is that me?

I will raise him up on the way. Wait. On the phone. What are you saying? You don't have the free will to choose you. we must have wait time, God, the Father for him to initiate some sort of invitation this is a very profound verse in John and probably one of the most interesting in the next to the spirit refer to make this team and even more clear, Jesus tells us in John 637. Just a few verses prior all that the father gives me Jesus. What country? Play who comes to me, I will by no means cast out. Do truckers six tubes of insight into the mystery of Salvation into the mystery of God, in Vegas.

Did they give you some brief contact to John? Chapter 6 chapter goes together nicely. We don't have the time to read the whole chapter but the context of this passage in chapter 6 deals with evangelism. Drawing bringing people in France, especially when we get to vs22 up into the end of the chapter. In the beginning of Men chapter Jesus has just been over five thousand Jews, not including their family. And some of these people were following Jesus and not because they wanted to know him intimately.

But because he wanted to get stuff from him like who. Jesus is telling a group of Jews who were following in the price one must pay. If they decide to follow. Enjoy of the Jews in Jesus day. Were waiting for a messiah who would bring the Roman Empire down and bring destruction to all of the other Germantown Nations? A literal Kingdom with a sovereign King. Who would bring it in every Other Nation. But Jesus, knowing their intentions. Then try to give them a rope and his are intelligent of his flesh and blood. Jesus telling these Jews that they had to physically, eat his flesh and drink his blood. In order for them to accept.

This was completely contrary to the Mosaic law know you in his right mind would do such a grotesque thing. But that would be out. But the what was the outcome of Jesus Evangelistic Crusade? What was Billy Graham's results from this great preaching of Jesus?

The Bible says near the end of chapter 6 in John 650-250-2254. the Jews there for horrell amongst himself saying, how can this man? Give us his flesh.

And Jesus said to them, most assuredly, I say to you unless you eat the flesh.

You have no life.

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What are my flesh and drinks? My blood has eternal life. No reason.

No. Surely after saying all of this, many of these so-called followers were rejecting him. Because he didn't care for Jesus for his father. Nor do they care for his theology. They had a superficial response. Change message. Therefore, they were not true believers. All they wanted from. Jesus was for him to make them fat. Rich and happy. What's like today? All they wanted was to hear the prosperity.

Funny how things never die out. Gives us a yard. A perspective. Novelties megachurch no, I want you to see these next few verses very closely because the very words of God himself Jesus unravels, part of the Mystery Tour, understanding of how salvation Nudy. Yeah yeah. John chapter 6 in John 6, 260.

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When Jesus knew you can just tell him that his disciples complain about this. He said to them, does this offend you me talking about, you had to eat my flesh and blood What is if you should see the son of man, I said where he was before. It is the spirit who gives, life, the flesh profiteth. Nothing. I want you to keep that in mind, all right. This is a powerful statement that it's telling me, I can't keep giving you the key to the answer. It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profiteth. Nothing. The words that I speak to, you are scared and they are like, but there are some of you have to leave for Jesus knew from the very beginning, who they were, who did not know me. And who would be trained? and he said, therefore I have said to you is that no one Come to me. Unless it has been for rent by Mike Bahia.

From that time, many of his so-called iPhone. Went back. And walk with the no more. Forget this. It's crazy.

You know, Jesus headache conviction. Fiddle is God the Father. Give Jesus his followers. People would not believe me. I would not want to follow.

So what is the lesson to be taught? The lesson is when it comes to evangelism. For salvation. Only those who Jesus knows personally. And only Those whom God, the father gives to Jesus. Will be the true disciple.

Everyone else will not bother to stick around. The same can be said about the doctrine of election because this Doctrine has the power to chase people away. Because our phone is mine. Don't like the idea, then we are not in control. then perhaps we do not have the choice. At the root of our depraved mind is our Prime. It's always our Friday. Keeps us from humbling, our self. Coming to the tree. And yet, at the same time, the doctrine of election is very humbling to think about it. For those who are children of God and have kids. It's humbling to know that guy was the one who chose you. You know, when we read the Bible, especially small passages were chapters. Show me, pics of pay attention to how many times got emphasizes a certain teaching. For where? The doctrine of election or some people would say the doctrine of election.

That is saying for the third time in chapter 6, that no one can come to God. Do you think Alyssa Sky Realty? It is this it is absolutely Sovereign. That makes us want to come.

One more time. It's important to know. Future teaching for interpreting the Bible there, when the Bible repeats itself truly, truly, I say to you.

The instances of repetition on specific Doctrine for teaching, always equals absolute truth. And there is no denying it for getting around. The only way we can make that happen is if we change the reporters, I've got the Bible. Rodolfo, Headley is Harrison. And then the question so, Christian Church. Such as the Mormon or the Jehovah's Witness church. I got to write my own Bible in order for you to actually know the one true God that eye cream. Hey Casey Johnston, 67th and 72nd.

The end of the chapter, then Jesus said to the 12, do you also want to go away? I'm stuck into his personal phone. Assignment answer him, Lord. Cody KO. You have the word of eternal life. also, we have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the son of the Living God,

Answer them. Did I have cheese? The Coronavirus.

The interpretation is very clear. The words of Jesus are.

God, the Father call Jesus also shoes in Salvation is solely based on the selection or the election or God himself. Okay, let's make that four times. In chapter 6 were got into the side of himself as the one who chooses. Missing person reports, the currents in the Son of God now and Poseidon himself. Is the one who chooses as follows. Pry to this. It was God's and bothering you chose. And now it is Jesus, who tells his followers that it is, he who has chosen his tomorrow.

This should not be as if I come as a total surprise because we know that the father and the son are both one. In your spare time. Read John chapter 6.

Also guys are lucky to have you seen in more than one way in the Bible as we have seen, not only does that uses people to do his will when he chooses the 12 disciples. When Jesus Jesus. Disney true followers but also for example, in Toronto, me 7th Heaven moment. This said the Lord did not set his love on you.

North chose you because you were more in number than any other people.

God is speaking of a corporate election. We speak at choosing the whole nation of Israel and using them to accomplish as well. Collecting them to build a theocracy. What event? It is a nation ruled by God, not to mention Jesus emphasized, election, three more time. John Chapter 13 and 50. To be sure all throughout the Gospel of John.

Old Testament, the New Testament. We see this occurring. My God is always the one wrong. Call 11 shoes is predestined people for salvation. And not only that, I can do his will. Both individually and courtly for this morning.

What's Moore? Believing in the very words, the teachings and the identity of Jesus requires special Revelation from God, the Father, Stop the election in divine revelation, go hand-in-hand. There's a reason why Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to to, to believe the doctrine of the Trinity. There's a reason why people so-called Christians refuse to believe that Jesus is God.

And just in case you're wondering revelation mean. As you have just heard Peter seeing John chapter 6. To whom show. You have no word of eternal life. Also, we have to come to the baby and know that you are the Christ, the son of a

it's important to understand that this verbally, Revelation if Peter receive is only given to Jesus authentic followers, God is genuine Believers. His elect his chosen, those who are not going to turn away from him so why not? Because divine, revelation of who Jesus Is God, In the Flesh. And in God, the father calling go hand-in-hand. Is God the Father who gets poked the car and the revelation of Jesus, his son to his children. It is an intimate knowledge is being shared.

another similar passage Matthew 1660 through 77 Simon, Peter answered and send it to Jesus. You are the Christ. Senator Lindsey Graham. Jesus answered and said unto him, that are you? For lash and blood did not reveal this to you, but my father who made in heaven, pocket nothing. It is the spirit of God who brings revelation. What does Peter know who? Because he was chosen by God, the father. He knew that the very words of Jesus are the very words of eternal life. Peter knew the identity of Jesus. The Living God. But you might be thinking to yourself because they had to carry out Jesus. Every 6 election is just for the Jews and not for us. Nun, juice today. What you do. The Bible says the next 30 to 40 gig. Now when the Gentiles Gentiles reading non-jews like you and me heard the gospel, Big old glass and glorifying the word of the Lord.

And as many as had been appointed, Turn on the light.

How much is a full suspension to the surface?

It doesn't fit as many as were appointed to each other. It says, as many work 22.

You see, there's a difference. You think God had already chosen, those who will believe. It was a decision made by God. Can you turn into a cat? Before the foundation of the world. Call. Why would people want to avoid this teaching on election? Well perhaps a lot of people might say it was that that means that people don't really have a free will. But that's not true. That's not with the teaching the stand at all. What is?

Free Will means I choose what I want to do. Text me. I have my reminders. The Bible doesn't say, is you, and B10?

The Bible teaches that a human being, it doesn't what?

There's a difference. It's okay. If you don't have a free will to choose, it's more like we are not getting capable of wanting to choose gun. When the Bible says, you cannot come unless the father wrong. That doesn't mean you don't have a free will. No. It means you don't want.

Can you get your heart opens your eyes? Beautiful friend. Givenchy. Where is that in the Bible? In the Old Testament.

The fool has said in his heart. There is no God.

They are Cooper and have done a bomb in it. There is none who doesn't? God looks down from heaven. Upon those children of men that. SQ. To see if there are any who understand.

Every one of them, how many one?

Every one a better shoot. Eternity. They have all together become corrupt. There is none? No, not even one. Couch. As a slap in the face in 2 minutes. Call picking up the same language and religion. We talked about the Jews and Gentiles being of the same mind. In Romans, 3 11, through 12. Fosters. There is none who understand.

There is none who seeks after. How many, surely that can't be all humanity and right?

They have all turned aside. They have them all together become unprofitable.

Because the flesh profiteth, nothing. There is none, who does good? Do not want to come on, seriously. Not even one.

I'm going to regret this. Make my own fire. Make my own church.

What is the whole human race?

Well, hotels Us in Romans chapter 8, a few chapters ahead. Something National Fallen mine. Nothing. But hostility toward

Romans 8:11, Paul tells us because the carnal mind that were born into is Evan a chicken candy.

Can you search for that? You're at your corpse.

There's a great example given by a prominent to your load. That goes like this.

If you take a line,

Can you put in front of me. I Ting at Quaker, Oats for breakfast.

Punishment. I don't know where you put a piece of raw meat. Can you give him the choice? Keep dolls in time? Every zoologist would tell you that the lion is perfectly capable of meeting the Quaker.

But he never. Never ever, ever.

Why does it mean? If he doesn't have a free will,

Note to self. What is my number?

It is in his nature to not want it. It is in his nature to want those bomb me instead. Does the Bible says, if you give a person, a thousand choices, Elizabeth open that person. Here's one never want to come.

Missing because of the Fall that occurred in Jamaica.

Who was Adam's fault that we just saw spring, I like how we became spiritually dead and we no longer have the desire to speak of spiritual life.

Like the lion. It's not in our nature to want. Because we are spiritually, dead.

we are all flash in the things of the spirit of God undesirable to

If you bring my flesh, out says, I want to stay home. Forget you.

Flesh profits. Nothing. Processing fee, just to 1, and you were dead in your trespasses and sins. Picking up our spiritual death. Call will talk more about our spiritual state of ours in the next chapters of Ephesians. But for now, let me just give you a brief picture.

No, it is my personal conviction and after wrestling, with this Doctrine for many years now. The human beings are born spiritually, dead. Not in the sense that we don't have it at all or few weeks. But that we no longer have the spirit of God at her. Bible teaches that the Alloys. What's the oldest cost for the president to describe the corruption and pollution of sins have found America. The word depravity comes from the Latin word and it means perverse. If you remember my previous messages traversed, me crooked for contrary to the ways of God. We are born with a nature that is completely the opposite of our creator, completely distinct separate.

We are born with the nature that is completely the opposite of artery. That's one of the crabby is what we inherited from our first time, Adam me and hair that is falling and first making sure that things of God.

When God told Adam that he would surely die. He didn't just mean physical death but spiritual.

There's one total depravity is the inmate Corruption of human nature due to Original Sin. John Calvin Ridley stated. We are sewing Kaylee controlled by the power of sin. That the whole nine, the whole heart, Go ahead and ship actions are under the influence. This is the lot that we were born into. This is the line that we have all inherited. This is why this is this was before coming to crank.

It's a white preaching gospel. It's so important to understanding the gospel is the basic Foundation of your face.

Why is the Costco so important? Why does it matter? Because without it,

you're not responding back to me. What is the same time? Do not misunderstand? What total depravity entail. Total depravity does not mean that all unsafe people are always, I always acted badly as possible. I read it nor does it mean that unsaved people cannot do certain acts of goodness. That was that believe in Jesus tells us that people are capable of doing good things. For those who made Jesus says in Matthew 7:11.

If you would then be evil who you talk to you? You talk to me.

If you being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, your birthday son hears. This have this How much more will your father who is in heaven? Good things to go.

Therefore human beings are not 100% Eve. But they are 100%.

And want nothing to do with me. To what extent does Mandy total depravity and his human free will play when it comes to the doctrine of election. It's still somewhat.

We don't know every single day. Because in the end the Aloha gyms are just human beings like you and me. You like to come up with these fancy titles.

They don't know everything because they're not. Now so, when it comes to eviction, Salvation is still somewhat of a mystery.

But here's the biblical principle.

when it comes to Salvation to don't miss this, Only God has the Sovereign power to stay spiritually, nurtured and spiritually Dead. Like You

Only, he has the power to bring us back to spiritual life. That's why they will be to do a posting in heaven.

I want to end this message on the doctrine of election by Hilton 2150. When it comes to Celebration, we need to understand the biblical fact that God, the Father chooses.

God, the son missing.

And God, the Holy Spirit initiate the calling process and he steals.

And all three get to share in the glory of their wrist.

Doctrine of election is someone Miss. Because it doesn't sound like we have a free woman, right? And that's a great assumption. We must understand that the doctrine of election is like a coin with two distinct sign. No one's better for you. We have gas Authority. Many other side of the coin, we have human freedom. And how did these two complete opposites?

Because if God is the one who starts to call the drawing of an individual, Ben really, do we even have a choice?

With all that in mind. You're probably going to ask. Well, if that's the case.

Can humans, give me a reason. And so, do you even have it?

Because of our fallen state. We may not have the free will to initiate your desire for Jesus for the things of God.

But do we at least have the free will to reject God. The father's invitation. Chupacabra.

We will pick this up and part two of this message.

Heavenly Father.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge that you have. Calling searchable, are you judging? And I was just curious. Are you awake? Father, give us insight into.

how much do know a falling in love with you knowing and you can show me, Before the foundation. For the praise and glory.

5, which you have made us acceptable.

And, you know, the Lord with me.

Build a church and how much is glorified? Is your adopted children? How much do preview? For drawing us to your son. Every taking all the blame.

Make a note spiritually online.

Is in the name of Jesus. We pray tonight.

Thank you, Pastor.

We're going to end today with the family of God. And hopefully, you're all as glad as we are to be part of it.

Georgia.

Baby Trevor.

Be happy to be in the family. Pray for each other, love each other, and come back and join us next week. God bless you all.

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