#173 – Salvation: Election

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of salvation. They narrow in specifically on the doctrine of election, what is election and why is it good news?

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Before we answer the question, what has God done to make things right we have to answer what went wrong?
• What is the practicality of this for my life?
• What is “election?”
• What is the temptation that people tend to have when they are new to reformed theology?
• Where would we go in scripture to explore the doctrine of election?
• Why doesn’t God save everybody?
• How do you speak to a person who has lost a loved one who is not a believer?
• Is God trustworthy? Is God loving?
• Why is the doctrine of election good news?

Helpful Definitions:

• Pactum Salutis: Pact to save. God before the foundation of the world made a pact of Father, Son, and Spirit to interact with a fallen world as Father, Son, and Spirit. The Father is the one who sends, the Son is the one who is sent, and the Spirit is the one who will applies salvation after the Son accomplishes it.
• Providence: God’s will at work in the world.
• Election: God’s sovereign activity in saving his people before the foundation of the world.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Ephesians 1:4, Romans 8-11, Genesis 12:1-3, Galatians 3:6
• The Gospel Coalition Conference: Code: KNOWINGFAITH
• Knowing Faith: Doctrine of Sin Episodes
• “Humble Calvinism” by Jeff Medders
• Knowing Faith Episode #39 - Humble Calvinsism with Jeff Medders
• “Chosen by God” by R.C. Sproul

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