For centuries scholars have struggled with this chapter. Their struggle is not with God's sovereignty, but rather with man's inability to choose a future different than the one God has already "chosen". We cry "foul" on God! We want to explain God in human terms. We want to reduce God to human characteristics.
If God were not sovereign, He would cease to be God. If He were not God, He could not save. If He cannot save, we are not able to be saved. To argue away God's sovereignty is to argue against our salvation. We cannot save ourselves.
God's election is the most beautiful picture of both His mercy and compassion! Rejoice in salvation today. Our salvation is rooted in God's choice not ours. This is what makes salvation sure.
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