Paul gives the third encouragement for believers to endure suffering. He shows too that the sovereign call of God cannot be resisted. If this is not an effectual call, then the verse would teach universal salvation. The sermon explains why it is wrong to say that the word 'foreknew' refers to God foreseeing someone coming to faith and also shows that even if this view was granted, one still doesn't get away from the sovereignty of God in salvation. We see that each step of this glorious plan originates in God and is carried out by Him, i.e., the foreknowing, predestinating, calling, justifying and glorifying.
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Derek Carlsen is a native Zimbabwean and was a resident in that country until he was called to be the pastor of the Church of Christian Liberty from April 2003 to September 2005. Following this, he became founding pastor of Covenant Reformed Church of Elk Grove in Elk Grove...