Calvinist Proof-Texts Answered
“…. because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through
sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth” (2 Thess. 2:13b)
Does God Elect Only a Few for
Salvation? (Part 1)
“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto
the knowledge of the truth.” (2 Tim. 2:4)
“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed,
ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.” (Eph. 1:13)
“This is because he chose you from the beginning to be the first
crop of the harvest. This brought salvation, through your dedication to God
by the Spirit and through your belief in the truth.” (2 Thess. 2:13;
Common English Bible)
Commentary: The Thessalonians were saved by believing
the truth, something God desires all men to have knowledge of in order
to be saved (John 20:31). God’s choosing was not an irresistible
election from eternity. As Thomas Coke explains, “The original word ειλετο
signifies a voluntary favourable designation, appointment, and choice of a
person to any particular purpose and end; not such a choice as necessarily
secures the end, or is inconsistent with the refusal of the person so chosen to
accept the favour intended him.” (Coke, A Commentary on the Holy Bible,
E-Sword).
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