The Word Unleashed Tom Pennington
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Tom Pennington is Pastor-Teacher of Countryside Bible Church in Southlake, Texas and featured teacher on The Word Unleashed.
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Divine Election - Part 8
The doctrine of election, which teaches that God has elected some—not all—people to salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ, does not contradict the fact that God loves all people and desires for them to be saved. In fact, Scripture makes it clear that God desires that all sinners repent, turn from their sins, and trust in Christ for salvation. Both the Old and New Testaments speak of God in this way.
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Divine Election - Part 7
Those who profess to be part of the Christian faith agree that it was God's decision to provide salvation to lost and rebellious sinners. Scripture makes it clear that God has initiated such a plan of salvation. And Scripture is equally clear: not all people believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.
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Divine Election - Part 6
Is the doctrine of divine election based on the good works of any man or woman? According to the apostle Paul in Romans 9, election isn’t based on works, merit, or efforts but on the sovereign grace of God. Put this way, Paul teaches that election isn’t God’s response to His knowledge or understanding of what any person has done or will do in the future, nor is He coerced by man’s actions or will.
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Divine Election - Part 5
Many people think the doctrine of divine election works this way: because God is all-knowing and knows who will and who won’t believe in His Son, Jesus Christ. Therefore, God elects those whom He knows will believe. But is that what the apostle Paul teaches in Romans 9? Pastor Tom argues from Romans 9 that divine election isn’t like that at all, and he uses the Old Testament to make his point clear: divine election is a sovereign work of the Almighty God.
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Divine Election - Part 4
To build his case for the doctrine of divine election, the apostle Paul goes to the Old Testament for evidence and support. To begin, he demonstrates that God’s plan of redemption, including justification by faith alone, wouldn’t be through Abraham’s son with Hagar, Ishmael, but would be through Abraham’s firstborn with Sarah, Isaac.
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Divine Election - Part 3
The doctrine of divine election is often misunderstood and caricatured, so much so that its true teaching is often obscured or disregarded. If we aren’t careful, we can allow inaccurate and inadequate explanations of this doctrine to cloud our understanding to the point that we outright reject it altogether.
Customer Reviews
Excellent teaching
Pastor Pennington has a gift of expositing Scripture in a way that is thought-provoking and reverent. He explains historical context as well as geographical specifics that help us better understand the time in which it was written. There may be many ways to apply the verses, but God has one interpretation; Pastor Pennington studies hard to get it right.
Superb!
Great verse by verse teaching and always applicable to the Christian walk. Has greatly grown me in my walk with the Lord!
Love it!!🤩🤩🤩
Great podcast with good run time and I used to go to Tom’s church in Southlake so I listen to the podcast and besides I don’t want to listen to anything else