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Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010

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John 15:16John 15:16

Predestined to Glorify Predestined to Glorify God!God!

Jesus selected the Eleven Jesus selected the Eleven and endued them with and endued them with

power for a special power for a special mission.mission.

Mat 10:1; Mark 3:13-15; Mat 10:1; Mark 3:13-15; Luke 6:13-16Luke 6:13-16

His choice was in behalf of His choice was in behalf of Himself and His plans. He Himself and His plans. He

was calling them to was calling them to ministry here, not to ministry here, not to

salvation.salvation.

God had already elected God had already elected them to salvation, now them to salvation, now

Jesus is reminding them of Jesus is reminding them of His personal selection of His personal selection of them to be the foundation them to be the foundation

of the Church.of the Church.

Just as God has elected you Just as God has elected you to an eternal salvation, of the to an eternal salvation, of the same import He has selected same import He has selected you for a specific ministry you for a specific ministry and has appointed you for and has appointed you for Divine Good Production.Divine Good Production.

As the prototype for the As the prototype for the spiritual life, Jesus Himself spiritual life, Jesus Himself

was chosen by God. was chosen by God.

As the prototype for the As the prototype for the spiritual life, Jesus Himself spiritual life, Jesus Himself

was chosen by God. was chosen by God. a) Compare Luke 9:35 (the a) Compare Luke 9:35 (the Transfiguration) with Mark Transfiguration) with Mark 9:7, and Mat 3:17 and Mark 9:7, and Mat 3:17 and Mark

1:11 (His Baptism). 1:11 (His Baptism).

b) At the Cross Jesus is b) At the Cross Jesus is referred to as “the chosen referred to as “the chosen one”, Luke 23:35, as well one”, Luke 23:35, as well as in the opening of John’s as in the opening of John’s

Gospel, John 1:34.Gospel, John 1:34.

Election and AppointmentElection and Appointment::

1. Though in a subordinate 1. Though in a subordinate sense, human choice is sense, human choice is involved in conversion, involved in conversion,

John 1:12, 13, 47-49; 2:11, John 1:12, 13, 47-49; 2:11, 23; 3:15-18, 33-36; 4:42, 50; 23; 3:15-18, 33-36; 4:42, 50; 5:24, 40; Rev 22:17; etc. …. 5:24, 40; Rev 22:17; etc. ….

John 3:14-15, John 3:14-15, “As Moses lifted up the “As Moses lifted up the

serpent in the wilderness, serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever be lifted up; so that whoever

believes will in Him have believes will in Him have eternal life.”eternal life.”

……in the final analysis it is in the final analysis it is Christ, (as well as the Christ, (as well as the

Father and the Holy Spirit), Father and the Holy Spirit), who chose us. who chose us.

John 1:43; 6:37, 40, 44-46, John 1:43; 6:37, 40, 44-46, 65, 70; 2 Thes 2:13; etc. 65, 70; 2 Thes 2:13; etc.

2. We were chosen not 2. We were chosen not merely to escape hell, but to merely to escape hell, but to

bear the fruit of Christian bear the fruit of Christian character and witness.character and witness.Mark 4:20; John 15:8; Mark 4:20; John 15:8;

Gal 5:22-23Gal 5:22-23

Mark 4:20, Mark 4:20, “And those are the ones on “And those are the ones on

whom seed was sown on the whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear word and accept it and bear

fruit, thirty, sixty, and a fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”hundredfold.”

3. Scriptures on Election and 3. Scriptures on Election and Appointment include.Appointment include.Deut 7:7-8; Isa 48:11; Deut 7:7-8; Isa 48:11; Dan 9:19; Hosea 14:4; Dan 9:19; Hosea 14:4;

Rom 5:8; 1 John 4:10, 19; Rom 5:8; 1 John 4:10, 19; 1 Cor 12:28; Acts 20:281 Cor 12:28; Acts 20:28

4. Election is the 4. Election is the expression of the sovereign expression of the sovereign will of God in eternity past will of God in eternity past before the universe existed before the universe existed and before mankind lived and before mankind lived

on the earth.on the earth.

5. Election is the sovereign 5. Election is the sovereign right of God over His right of God over His

creation.creation.

6. Election, along with 6. Election, along with foreknowledge, foreknowledge,

predestination, justification predestination, justification and glorification, are all and glorification, are all

from the sovereignty of God from the sovereignty of God as part of His Divine Decree. as part of His Divine Decree.

Therefore, they belong Therefore, they belong only to the believer. only to the believer.

Rom 8:28‑30; Eph 1:4-6Rom 8:28‑30; Eph 1:4-6

7. The Biblical Order 7. The Biblical Order of God’s Divine Decree of God’s Divine Decree

(called Infralapsarianism) is:(called Infralapsarianism) is:

a. Create all mankind a. Create all mankind

a. Create all mankind a. Create all mankind b. Permit the fall of man b. Permit the fall of man

a. Create all mankind a. Create all mankind b. Permit the fall of man b. Permit the fall of man c. Provide salvationc. Provide salvation

a. Create all mankind a. Create all mankind b. Permit the fall of man b. Permit the fall of man c. Provide salvation c. Provide salvation d. Leave the reprobate or d. Leave the reprobate or

unbeliever to their just unbeliever to their just condemnation condemnation

a. Create all mankind a. Create all mankind b. Permit the fall of man b. Permit the fall of man c. Provide salvation c. Provide salvation d. Leave the reprobate or d. Leave the reprobate or

unbeliever to their just unbeliever to their just condemnation condemnation

e. Elect and predestine believers e. Elect and predestine believers only.only.

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John 15:16; Rom 8:28-30; Eph 1:4-6 John 15:16; Rom 8:28-30; Eph 1:4-6 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2010