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INTRO:
ILL: How to make friends—someone has to make the first move.
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.
For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him
Who’s shy?
The Bible teaches that everyone is by nature shy when it comes to God—we don’t seek Him.
But, God has made the first move through Jesus.
Even if we don’t seek God out, He still chooses us to be with Him.
INTRO:
God has blessed His people with every spiritual blessing.
6 of those spiritual blessings follow.
God has blessed His people with every spiritual blessing.
6 of those spiritual blessings follow.
The first is the doctrine of election—the idea that God has chosen you to be with Him.
(you didn’t choose God, God chose you)
Parallel passage with more details and application
What I see in these passages is 3 principles of God’s choosing that will enable us to stand firm in our faith.
The first is that we are chosen…
What is true?
(We were chosen… 3 Principles of God’s choosing) — The doctrine of election.
In Christ
in Christ == not in the world
in Christ means to be about the things Christ values and not what we in our flesh or in the world value
…he has chosen us in him… (1)
...God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth… ()
What does this mean?
1) To be ‘in Christ’ means that we are being sanctified—or perfected—by God’s Spirit.
ἐν Χριστῷ is always translated in the NT as ‘in Christ’ as in is the most common meaning of ἐν.
However, ‘through Christ’ is almost always the sense of the passage.
2) Gods choosing of you is through your belief in the truth of Jesus Christ.
Gods choosing of you is through your belief in the truth of Jesus Christ.
ἐν Χριστῷ
Do you believe in Jesus?
Then God has chosen you in Christ.
What does it mean in kid talk?
What does it mean for kids?
This means that if you are a follower of Jesus, God chose you to be with him forever.
Aren’t you thankful that God has chosen you to be with Him and to enjoy Him in heaven forever?
IMPLICATION: We spend too much time and effort worrying if we are good enough.
(The world is concerned if we are good enough.)
If God chose you, it wasn’t because you were good enough, but because Jesus is good enough.
YOU are chosen in Christ, and Christ has done everything marvelously.
YOU are chosen in Christ, and Christ has done everything marvelously.
The second principle of God’s choosing is that you were chosen…
Before the Foundation of the World
That’s a long time ago!
Before you were even born, God knew you.
Before anyone—even Adam and Eve—were born, God knew you.
…he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world… ()
…from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation… ()
What does this mean?
It means that God is bigger than you think (live like) He is.
God isn’t waiting to see how things pan out.
God isn’t waiting to see who chooses to follow Jesus.
God isn’t anticipating who will enter His Kingdom.
Before the world was even created, God decided exactly which people would enter into His holy presence for eternity.
That’s incredible knowledge!
What does it mean for kids?
What does it mean for kids?
ILL: BDAY Party Invites: When you get invited to a friends party and you’re so excited because you didn’t realize you were that good of friends.
And there’s no social obligations, like when your Mom makes you invite someone to your party you don’t want there.
God has chosen you.
So, if you follow Jesus, just know that God has chosen you to recline and feast at His table for all eternity.
You are chosen in Christ, before the foundation of the world, and the third principle of God’s choosing is that you were chosen…
To be Holy and Blameless Before Christ
What does God want with someone like me?
God hasn’t just chosen you to be with Him, he chose you in order to make you perfect.
…He chose us … to be holy and blameless … ()
…He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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What does this mean?
We know that we all sin
Sin separates us from God’s presence
Jesus died so that we can be forgiven for our sins
God wants us to be with Him, but he had to deal with our guilt for sin before we can be with him.
But, forgiveness is not the same thing is sinlessness
A forgiven sinner is not the same thing as someone who doesn’t sin.
ILL: If I steel your lunch, you might forgive me, but you probably won’t leave your lunch where I can find it again, not unless something seriously changes in me.
— That’s what God does by His Spirit.
He seriously changes you from the inside out.
THE PROMISE: When we go to be with Jesus in glory, He will make us actually holy and blameless—completely without sin or fault in us.
DON’T Read this as, “If you want to be with Jesus, you’ll have to be holy and blameless.”
The reality of the doctrine of election is that Jesus wants to be with you and so He will make you holy and blameless.
You can’t earn Jesus; Jesus chose you before you could have ever did a thing.
What does it mean for kids?
What does it mean for kids?
CONCLUSION/APPLICATION
What makes election a spiritual blessing?
What makes election a spiritual blessing?
The Apostle Paul described Election as a spiritual blessing.
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Fatalism, determinism, and free will
If you do what you want, that is, in a sense a free act of your will.
Limitations to free will.
You can only do by free will what you are able to do.
You are welcome to dream, but you can only accomplish what you are able.
Dreaming beyond what is reasonable is the very human faculty that has progressed society and is a wonderful thing.
That we are unable to be reconciled of our own accord and thus require God to call us unto himself is not to stifle your will;
rather, it is an act to free the will to do the very thing you were previously unable to do.
Fatalism
Fate is the idea that no matter what you do according to your free will, there are certain fated realities that you can’t escape.
No matter what you do, because of fate it will occur.
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