2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time (1 Peter 1:2-5).
There is a lot of information in these verses concerning God’s providence and sovereign choices as they relate to salvation. God according to His sovereign mercy is the author of salvation and as such He determines the conditions while simultaneously ordaining the outcome. There is clear mystery inherent in these verses in that we are told that God sovereignly chooses with foreknowledge those saved through Christ without explaining the in-between details. And so while it is true God saves those He chooses, it remains equally true, without contradiction, that all that call upon the Name of the Lord in faith shall be saved.
There is a lot of information in these verses concerning God’s providence and sovereign choices as they relate to salvation. God according to His sovereign mercy is the author of salvation and as such He determines the conditions while simultaneously ordaining the outcome. There is clear mystery inherent in these verses in that we are told that God sovereignly chooses with foreknowledge those saved through Christ without explaining the in-between details. And so while it is true God saves those He chooses, it remains equally true, without contradiction, that all that call upon the Name of the Lord in faith shall be saved.
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