A Priori is a Latin term used in philosophy to refer to knowledge that is independent of experience, observation, or other empirical evidence. A proposition that is known a priori can be considered to be true independently of any specific instance or situation. The term is often contrasted with its opposite, a posteriori, which describes…

“Foreknew”–The English word “foreknew” is misleading here. God’s purpose spoken of in v 28 is this: to make believers like Christ  It is a mistake to read it merely as ‘perceiving beforehand’.  The (arguably false)  argument is:  “God knows beforehand who will believe on Him and who will not, as a result of which He…

What Does ‘Many Are Called Few Are Chosen’ Mean in the Bible? “And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they…

Ephesians 2:1-2, which states: “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.” This verse suggests that our sins had separated…

…even as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love  Ephesians 1:4 1:4 “Chosen”–  Mark 13:20 is a passage from the Bible that reads, “And except that the Lord had shortened those days [1][2], no flesh should be saved: but for…

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according go his purpose. For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to become conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren; and whom he…

“Dead”– no one separated from Christ has true spiritual life. Because everyone has sinned (Rom 3:23) every person is spiritually dead until Christ gives him new life. This death means separation from God’s life and fellowship – 4:18; Isa 59:1-2. See Gen 2:17; John 5:24; Rom 7:5; 8:6; Col 2:13; 1 Tim 5:6; Jam 1:15; 1 John 3:14. This is the reason the new birth…

This was the teaching of the Lord expressly All that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will not at all send away.  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 “For…

“Dead”– no one separated from Christ has true spiritual life. Because everyone has sinned (Rom 3:23) every person is spiritually dead until Christ gives him new life. This death means separation from God’s life and fellowship – 4:18; Isa 59:1-2. See Gen 2:17; John 5:24; Rom 7:5; 8:6; Col 2:13; 1 Tim 5:6; Jam 1:15; 1 John 3:14. This is the reason the new birth…