AG STUDY GUIDE FINAL - The Forerunner

of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His
glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us
whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?” ~ Romans 9:21-24
John Gill explains:
“God is represented as the potter, and men as clay in His hands…[and God]
appoints[s] out of it persons to different uses and purposes, for His own glory, as
He sees fit…” ~ John Gill, Gill’s Expositor, Volume 7, p. 769
Dr. D. James Kennedy – Many people think they have trouble with election or
predestination, but as I said earlier, their problem is really with the doctrine of man.
They don’t understand or believe the doctrine of the Fall of Man. They basically deny
original sin. Because once you acknowledge that man is fallen and man is born in a
sinful condition, that his heart, mind, and will are against God, then you will see that
election is essential if anybody is going to go to heaven.
The ninth chapter of Romans, as well as numerous other passages, led the Synod of Dort
to reject the Arminian doctrine of “conditional election.” They labeled it heresy; likened
it to Pelagianism, and called it an…
“…error by which the Dutch Churches have for some time been disturbed.”
~ The Synod of Dort
Election, according to the Synod of Dort, does not save anyone. It simply marked those
in Christ whom God, of His own free will, chose to be the objects of His affection and
mercy. Election is in Christ, who, by His blood, purchased everything the chosen need
for salvation, including regeneration and faith. And this teaching became the next big
issue of contention for the Arminian party.
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