Election And Predestination

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: — read the full passage →

All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose. — read the full passage →

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. — read the full passage →

All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.

and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

What then? That which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: — read the full passage →

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: — read the full passage →

All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. — read the full passage →

For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain.

who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), — read the full passage →

Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

But he is in onemind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

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

Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For many are called, but few chosen.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; — read the full passage →

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.

And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

that no flesh should glory before God.

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man.

For God appointed us not unto wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed? — read the full passage →

The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: — read the full passage →

knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election, — read the full passage →

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. — read the full passage →

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for thee,

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace, — read the full passage →