Download elect according to the foreknowledge of God

I Peter 1:1-5
“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To the pilgrims of the Dispersion
in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia,
Asia, and Bithynia, elect
according to the foreknowledge of
God the Father, in sanctification of
the Spirit, for obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus
Christ: Grace to you and peace be
multiplied…”
I Peter 1:1-5
“…Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
according to His abundant mercy
has begotten us again to a living
hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
inheritance incorruptible and
undefiled and that does not fade
away…”
I Peter 1:1-5
“…reserved in heaven for you, who
are kept by the power of God
through faith for salvation ready to
be revealed in the last time.”
“elect according to the
foreknowledge of God”
The Election
Elect of God
What does the Bible say
about election?
“By the decree of God, for the
manifestation of his glory, some
men and angels are predestined
unto everlasting life, and others
foreordained to everlasting
death. These angels and men,
thus predestined and
foreordained, are particularly
and unchangeably designed; and
their number is so certain and
definite that it cannot be either
increased or diminished”
(Westminster Confession of Faith,
Chapter III, vs. 3,4).
I. Election in the
Old Testament
Abraham.
▪ Genesis 17:1-9
Why Did God
Choose Abraham?
▪ Genesis 15:6
▪ Hebrews 11:8, 19
▪ James 2:22
I. Election in the
Old Testament
Israel As A Nation.
Exodus 3:1-10
Why were they chosen?
▪ Deuteronomy 7:6-8; 9:4-6
▪ Ezekiel 18:20,27
▪ Luke 16:19-31
I. Election in the
Old Testament
Israel As A Nation.
Exodus 3:1-10
What Was The Purpose
of This Election?
I. Election in the
Old Testament
Israel As A Nation.
Exodus 3:1-10
Was This Without Condition
or Responsibility?
▪ Exodus 20:1-6
▪ Leviticus 18:2-5, 20:22-24
▪ Deuteronomy 11:26-28
II. Election in the
New Testament
Jesus Christ
▪ Isaiah 42:1-4
▪ I Peter 2: 4
Why Did God Choose
Jesus?
▪ Hebrews 5:8,9
II. Election in the
New Testament
The Church:
God's New Nation.
▪ Ephesians 1:3-7
How Does the Text Say God
Chose These People?
II. Election in the
New Testament
The Church:
God's New Nation.
▪ Ephesians 1:3-7
What Was The Purpose
of This Election?
▪ Acts 2:47
II. Election in the
New Testament
The Church: New Nation
▪ Ephesians 1:3-7
Is This Election Without
Condition or Responsibility?
▪ Hebrews 11:6; 5:9
▪ Colossians 1:19-23
▪ II Peter 1:5-10
II Peter 1:10,11
Is Your “Calling and
Election” Sure?