Election

In this episode the Tom and James unpack the Reformed doctrine of election, showing from Scripture that God sovereignly chooses specific people for salvation before the foundation of the world while answering common objections and clarifying how this truth shapes assurance, evangelism and our view of God. Chapters (00:00:09) - The Five Points of Democracy (00:01:05) - Jiminy Click vs Steve Martin (00:01:58) - Does God Choose People or Do People Choose God? (00:05:29) - The Doctrine of Election (00:10:26) - The Depths of the Theology (00:10:59) - What is Election in the Bible? (00:16:58) - The issue of election in the Bible (00:21:13) - On Paul's election theology (00:25:25) - A Calvinist's Talisman (00:27:11) - What Made Me a Calvinist? (00:30:55) - Open Theism and Divine Preestination (00:37:22) - God's Sovereignty in the Church (00:41:22) - Paul the Remnant (00:44:38) - He chose us (00:48:53) - Converts to the Calvinist Faith (00:51:08) - Only the Elect Will Ever Be Saved (00:56:09) - Paul on God's Selection of the Saved (01:02:23) - Elections for Calvinists (01:05:02) - Paul's Decretive Will and His Prejudicial Desire for All (01:10:15) - Paul on the Two Will of God (01:14:56) - God Will Judge The Jews Through Nineveh (01:19:21) - Saved By the Blood of Jesus