Deuteronomy 7:6-9: God Chooses You

God didn’t inspire the Old Testament so we could dare to be like Daniel, become a manly man like Moses, or lead like Joshua. Of course, when we see how those saints of old experienced God’s grace and how He strengthened them in faith that also encourages us (AC 21). But if we only see […]

Ephesians 1:3-14: Predestination

Today, we hear about a difficult truth in Scripture: Predestination.  Predestination is God choosing someone for salvation, even before He created the world.  At first blush, that’s sound crazy, doesn’t it? And so, to learn God’s truths about predestination, we must bind our human reason and let God’s divine Word shape our understanding.  For if […]