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Passages from the NASB pertinent to the Biblical Doctrine of Election
“Predestined” Greek: proorizo_
Acts 4:27, 28 "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Thy holy servant Jesus,
whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples
of Israel, to do whatever Thy hand and Thy purpose predestined to occur.
Romans 8:29, 30 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the
image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren; and whom He
predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He
justified, these He also glorified.
1Corinthians 2:7 but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God
predestined before the ages to our glory;
Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according
to the kind intention of His will,
Ephesians 1:11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to
His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,
“Chosen” Greek: eklego_
John 15:16 "You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go
and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask of the Father in My
name, He may give to you.
Mark 13:20 "And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but
for the sake of the elect whom He chose, He shortened the days.”
Luke 9:35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen
to Him!"
John 6:70 Jesus answered them, "Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is
a devil?"
John 13:18 "I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the
Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.'”
John 15:19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of
the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
Acts 1:2 until the day when He was taken up, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the
apostles whom He had chosen.
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Acts 13:17 "The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and made the people great during
their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.
Ephesians 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and blameless before Him. In love
“Choice”: Greek ekloge_
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My
name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
Romans 9:11 for though the twins were not yet born, and had not done anything good or bad, in
order that God's purpose according to His choice might stand, not because of works, but
because of Him who calls,
Romans 11:5 In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant
according to God's gracious choice.
Romans 11:7 What then? That which Israel is seeking for, it has not obtained, but those who
were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
Romans 11:28 From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the
standpoint of God's choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;
1Thessalonians 1:4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;
2Peter 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and
choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;
“Choose” Greek: Haireomai
2Thessalonians 2:13 ¶ But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the
Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by
the Spirit and faith in the truth.
“Elect” Greek: eklektos
Matthew 22:14 "For many are called, but few are chosen."
Matthew 24:22 "And unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but
for the sake of the elect those days shall be cut short.”
Matthew 24:24 “For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and
wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.”
Matthew 24:31 “And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather
together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.”
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Mark 13:20 “And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but
for the sake of the elect whom He chose, He shortened the days.”
Mark 13:22 for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in
order, if possible, to lead the elect astray.
Mark 13:27 “And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the
four winds, from the farthest end of the earth, to the farthest end of heaven.”
Luke 18:7 now shall not God bring about justice for His elect, who cry to Him day and night,
and will He delay long over them?
Romans 8:33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies;
Colossians 3:12 And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a
heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
1Timothy 5:21 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His
chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.
2Timothy 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, that they
also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
Titus 1:1 Paul, a bond-servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those
chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
1Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout
Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen
1Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own
possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light;
2John 1:1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but
also all who know the truth,
2John 1:13 The children of your chosen sister greet you.
Revelation 17:14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them,
because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and
chosen and faithful."
Repentance is granted
Acts 11:18 And when they heard this, they quieted down, and glorified God, saying, "Well then,
God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life."
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Acts 16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple
fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the
things spoken by Paul.
2Timothy 2:25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may
grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
Appointed to Eternal Life
Acts 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the
Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
Divine Election and the Universal Call
Matthew 11:25-30
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At that time Jesus answered and said, "I praise Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that
Thou didst hide these things from the wise and intelligent and didst reveal them to babes.
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Yes, Father, for thus it was well-pleasing in Thy sight. 27All things have been handed over to
Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son, except the Father; nor does anyone know the
Father, except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. 28Come to Me, all
who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take My yoke upon you, and learn
from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. 30For My
yoke is easy, and My load is light."
John 6
John 6:36-40
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But I said to you, that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37All that the Father gives
Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 38For I
have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 And
this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it
up on the last day. 40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and
believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
John 6:64-66
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‘But there are some of you who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the beginning who they
were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. 65And He was saying, ‘For this
reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me, unless it has been granted him from
the Father.’ 66As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew, and were not walking with Him
anymore.
Two Wills in God; moral and providential
ACT 2:23, 24 “this Man, delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God,
you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. And God raised Him up
again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its
power.”
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God’s Will in Salvation
James 1:18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we
might be, as it were, the first fruits among His creatures.
John 1:12, 13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of
God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Romans 9:14-16
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What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! 15 For He
says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I
have compassion.’ 16So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs,
but on God who has mercy.
1Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great
mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead,
Ephesians 2:1-5
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And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2in which you formerly walked according to the
course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now
working in the sons of disobedience. 3Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our
flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath,
even as the rest. 4But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved
us, 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace
you have been saved)
Ephesians 2:8,9
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of
God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
Names in the Book of Life
Revelation 3:5 'He who overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase
his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father, and before His
angels.
Revelation 13:8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has
not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has
been slain.
Revelation 17:8 "The beast that you saw was and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss
and to go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder, whose name has not
been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast,
that he was and is not and will come.
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