WATCH WHAT YOU EAT !

WATCH THE MEAT YOU EAT;

John 6:27

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

WHICH MEAT DID CHRIST GIVE? THE MEAT THAT DOES NOT PERISH; ENDURING UNTO EVERLASTING LIFE.

WHEN WAS THIS MEAT DONE? ON THE CROSS; IN HIS FINISHED WORK.

John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 19:30

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

HOW DOES ANYONE EAT THIS MEAT? BY BELIEVING IN CHRIST AND HIS FINISHED WORK.

John 6: 54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

THE MEAT IS DONE. THE WORK IS FINISHED.

TAKE. EAT.

THIS IS THE SALVATION CHRIST OFFERS.

 

- Adeolu O. V

12 GRACE POINTS IN THE BOOK OF JOHN

1

 

TO BECOME A SON OF GOD, YOU WERE GIVEN POWER.

John 1:

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

TO LOSE THAT SONSHIP, THAT POWER MUST BE WITHDRAWN.

SO. WHERE DID GOD EVER SAY HE WOULD TAKE THIS POWER AWAY FROM HIS SONS?

 

 

2

 

GRACE AND TRUTH CAME BY JESUS CHRIST.

John 1:

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

AND JESUS CHRIST WAS FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH

John 1:

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

WHY WOULD A BELIEVER CHOOSE TO BE FULL OF LAW; OR FULL OF GRACE AND LAW?

 

 

3

 

JESUS CHRIST WAS FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

AND OF THIS FULLNESS, HE GIVES US GRACE FOR GRACE.

John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

SO WHY SHOULD A BELIEVER WORK FOR GRACE INSTEAD OF SIMPLY RECEIVING GRACE FOR GRACE?

 

 

4.

 

WE BECAME SONS OF GOD BY FAITH

John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

SINCE FAITH DELIVERS POWER TO BECOME SONS OF GOD, WHY WILL WORKS SUSTAIN OUR SONSHIP?

John 6:29

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent

 

 

5.

 

John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

HAVE YOU FOUND HIM. OR ARE YOU STILL SEARCHING FOR HIM IN THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS?

 

 

6.

 

John 2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

THE LAW WAS SERVED FIRST, THEN GRACE. PLEASE, DO NOT GET DRUNK ON THE LAW. GET FILLED WITH GRACE.

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

 

 

7.

 

READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW;

John 3:

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Q1: HAS THE SON OF MAN BEEN LIFTED UP?

Q2: DID YOU BELIEVE IN HIM?

Q3: DO YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE?

Q4: HOW DID YOU GET ETERNAL LIFE?

Q5: HOW THEN CAN YOU PERISH?

 

 

8.

 

John 3:

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

CONDEMNED / SAVED

HE THAT BELIEVES NOT / HE THAT BELIEVES IN CHRIST

IN CHRIST

DID YOU BELIEVE IN CHRIST? THEN YOU ARE SAVED. DO NOT LET ANY ONE CONDEMN YOU, PLEASE.

 

 

9.

 

John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

WHO HAS EVERLASTING LIFE? HE THAT BELIEVES ON THE SON.

WHO HAS THE WRATH OF GOD ABIDING IN HIM? HE THAT BELIEVES NOT THE SON.

NO OTHER YARDSTICK ASIDE FAITH IN CHRIST.

NONE; NO OTHER WORK,

 

 

10.

 

BELIEVING IN CHRIST IS SAME AS REPENTANCE.

BEING SAVED = BELIEVE IN CHRIST = REPENTANCE

REPENTANCE MEANS 'CHANGE YOUR MIND',

THE REPENTANCE THAT SAVES MEANS 'CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT CHRIST'.

Matthew 21:32

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Mark 1:15

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Acts 19:4

Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

WE LIKE TO SEE REPENTANCE AS 'CHANGE YOUR WAYS'.

BUT THE GOSPEL SAYS 'CHANGE YOUR MIND, BELIEVE CHRIST AND LET HIM CHANGE YOUR WAYS'.

 

 

11.

 

John 4:

12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:

14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

WHAT THE FATHERS GAVE WAS THE LAW. DRINK THE LAW AND YOU WILL THIRST AGAIN.

WHAT JESUS BRINGS IS THE GOSPEL. BELIEVE THE GOSPEL AND YOU WILL NEVER THIRST AGAIN!

 

 

12.

 

WHO IS THE TRUE WORSHIPPER ?

John 4:

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

HE WHO HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH; WHO BELIEVES IN WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE, NOT HIS WORKS; HE IS THE TRUE WORSHIPPER.

STILL DON'T BELIEVE 'ONCE SAVED; FOREVER SAVED'? HEAR WHAT JESUS TOLD THE JEWS

HEAR WHAT JESUS TOLD THE JEWS (REPRESENTING THE LEGALISTS);

John 10:

26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

JESUS TOLD THEM IN VERY PLAIN TERMS; ye are not of my sheep

QUESTION: HOW DID CHRIST DISTINGUISH HIS SHEEP FROM LEGALISTS?

ANSWER: WHETHER OR NOT THEY BELIEVED IN 'ONCE SAVED; FOREVER SAVED'

See it here;

a. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep ...

b. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

(TAKE NOTE OF THE COLON';', EXPLAINING WHAT HIS SHEEP BELIEVE OR STAND FOR)

c. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand

(TO FURTHER DRIVE THE POINT HOME, HE ADDED THE NEXT STATEMENT)

d. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

WHAT THE LEGALISTS CANNOT BELIEVE IS ETERNAL SALVATION. CHRIST SAID THEY CANNOT BELIEVE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HIS SHEEP.

#legalistsneedrepentance

CHRIST PAID IT ALL!

 

IF SOMEONE PAID FOR ALL THE DEBT YOU COULD EVER OWE, AND HE NOW INVESTED SO MUCH FOR YOU THAT YOU COULD NEVER EXHAUST. WOULD YOU GO ON A BORROWING SPREE OR DRAW FROM THE INVESTMENT? IT BECOMES ABNORMAL TO BORROW, AND WHEN YOU DO, DO YOU FEAR HOW TO PAY BACK?

THOSE UNDER THE LAW MAINTAIN THE BORROWING MENTALITY. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH OF THEIR DEBT WAS PAID SO HOW WOULD THEY KNOW ABOUT THE INVESTMENT. THIS IS WHY THEY ARE NOT FREE. WHEN YOU SAY 'FREE' THEY CRINGE. FREEDOM TO THEM MEANS ONLY ONE THING; FREEDOM TO SIN. THEY ARE TOO CONSCIOUS OF HOW MUCH THEY OWE, NEVER MINDFUL OF HOW MUCH WAS PAID.

CHRIST SETS YOU FREE I N D E E D !

HE PAID IT ALL!

FLIGHT C - F - W

I once saw a tract...

"99.9% holiness will not take you to heaven"

True and False.

True. Only in Christ is 100% holiness.

False. No one will make heaven with a 100% of his own holiness.

I GUESS THEY MEAN TO TELL US; 'CHRIST PRODUCED THE 99%; YOU PRODUCE THE 1%'...
 

Join us on FLIGHT C - F - W

(CHRIST'S FINISHED WORK)

TAKE A LOOK AT THE MENU WHILE YOU MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE

1 Corinthians 1:29-31

Ephesians 4:24

Philippians 3:9

1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

Acts 3:12

YOU ARE BLESSED.

NEWEST CULT

I CAME TO BELIEVE CHRIST JESUS THROUGH A MISSIONARY ORGANIZATION. AND WAS DISCIPLED BY SAME. BLESSED PEOPLE.

THEY WOULD TRAIN US AMONG OTHER THINGS HOW TO PREACH TO/RESPOND TO

A. M..................S.

B. J.................H W.................S.

C. AND THE LIKE.

NOW WE NEED SOMEONE TO MASS PRODUCE A MANUAL;

HOW TO PREACH TO/RESPOND TO TEACHERS OF LAW AND LEGALISTS.

THEY ARE THE NEWEST CULT.

THE LAW WAS NOT INTENDED FOR THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS

THE LAW WAS NOT INTENDED FOR THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS.

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. - 1 Timothy 1:9-11 KJV

AMP understanding the fact that law is not enacted for the righteous person [the one in right standing with God],

ONLY THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST IS RIGHTEOUS.

Romans 5:19

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

1Co 1:29 — 1Co 1:30

That no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Philippians 3:9

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

THE LAW WAS NOT ENACTED FOR THE RIGHTEOUS.

THE LAW COMPRISES OF ALL MANNER OF DOCTRINES THAT HELP CHECK THE SINNER. DOCTRINE MEANS TEACHING. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SINNER BECOMES THE RIGHTEOUS? BY WHAT DOCTRINE WILL HE BE TAUGHT?

THE BELIEVER IS TO BE TAUGHT ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL. THAT IS SOUND TEACHING.

SOUND DOCTRINE IS FOUND ONLY IN THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. THAT WAS THE HEIGHT THE LAW COULD NOT ATTAIN.

1Ti 1:10 — 1Ti 1:11

... to sound doctrine; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God...

THE GOSPEL IS NOT 'DOS AND DON'TS' FOR THE BELIEVER.

THE GOSPEL IS WHAT CHRIST DID FOR THE BELIEVER.

1Co 15:1 — 1Co 15:4

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

EVERY TEACHING BRINGS TO IT'S HEARER THE BURDEN TO DO.

SOUND TEACHING ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL (CHRIST'S FINISHED WORKS) ADMINISTERS GRACE TO HEARERS; THE POWER TO DO.

BY FOCUSING ON SOUND DOCTRINE, TEACHERS OF GRACE ACHIEVE WITH EASE WHAT TEACHERS OF LAW WILL NEVER ACHIEVE IN THE HEARER.

AMEN.

 

- Adeolu O.V

I R R E D E E M A B L E

I AM AT IT AGAIN. THE TOPIC IS 'ONCE SAVED, FOREVER SAVED;. JOIN US;

 

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I am coming to the painful conclusion that the Teacher of Law is

I R R E D E E M A B L E .

"In Christ Alone"

"In Christ Alone"

In Christ alone my hope is found,

He is my light, my strength, my song;

this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,

firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace,

when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!

My Comforter, my All in All,

here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh

Fulness of God in helpless babe!

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones he came to save:

Till on that cross as Jesus died,

The wrath of God was satisfied -

For every sin on Him was laid;

Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain:

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave he rose again!

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,

For I am His and He is mine -

Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,

This is the power of Christ in me;

From life's first cry to final breath.

Jesus commands my destiny.

No power of hell, no scheme of man,

Can ever pluck me from His hand;

Till He returns or calls me home,

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.

WHEW! WHAT REVELATION !

WHO ARE THE ELECT? THE PURPOSE OF ELECTION. AND WHY WE PREACH THE GOSPEL.

WHO ARE THE ELECT? THE PURPOSE OF ELECTION. AND WHY WE PREACH THE GOSPEL.

READ THIS SCRIPTURE (HOLD UNTO THE WORD 'ELECT')

1 Peter 1King James Version (KJV)

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1. THEY WERE ELECTED ACCORDING TO THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD THE FATHER. MEANING, THE FATHER CHOSE THEM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.

2. THEY WERE ELECTED THROUGH SANCTIFICATION OF THE SPIRIT. ONCE. THEY WERE FOREKNOWN, THE HOLY SPIRIT WENT INTO ACTION; SANTIFIYING THEM, ORDERING THEIR LIVES TO THAT END.

3. THEY WERE ELECTED UNTO THE OBEDIENCE AND THE SPRINKLING OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE END THAT THE FATHER HAD CHOSEN THEM FOR, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT HAD BEEN WORKING TOWARDS. THAT THEY COME TO THE SAVING POWER OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.

4. THE ELECT ARE THE BORN-AGAIN. THE BEGOTTENS OF THE FATHER(SEE VS 3). THE SAME THAT WAS SAID OF CHRIST BEING 'THE ONLY BEGOTTEN' AND NOW THE 'FIRST BEGOTTEN' BECAUSE HE HAS BROUGHT MANY SONS UNTO GLORY BY HIS RESURRECTION.

5. THE ELECT HAVE AN INCORRUPTIBLE INHERITANCE, RESERVED IN HEAVEN BY THE REASON OF THEIR ELECTION.

6. THE ELECT ARE KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD - THROUGH FAITH. THE FULLNESS OF THEIR SALVATION WILL BE REVEALED AT LAST, BUT UNTIL THEN, THE POWER OF GOD KEEPS THEM BECAUSE OF ELECTION.

ELECTION IS THE OTHER WORD FOR 'GRACE'

Romans 11:6-8(NIV)

6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, 8 as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that could not see

and ears that could not hear,

to this very day.”

ANY ONE THAT BELIEVES IN CHRIST WAS ELECTED. AND ANYONE THAT REFUSES CHRIST WAS HARDENED. DID YOU READ IT ? ... the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened...

DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO ARGUE. THAT IS ELECTION.

THIS WILL MAKE YOU VALUE YOUR SALVATION AND IN TURN, EVERY BELIVER IN CHRIST JESUS. IT WILL ALSO HELP THOSE WHO KEEP SAYING AN ELECT CAN LOSE HIS SALVATION.

LET US DRIVE IT FURTHER HOME.

Romans 9:10-12 (NIV)

10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”

TWINS. BORN SAME WAY, SAME DAY. ONE ELECTED, THE OTHER NOT. BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN BORN, GOD CHOSE THEM. THEIR WORKS WERE NOT INVOLVED IN ANYWAY, PLEASE TAKE NOTE '...before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad...'

STRONG IMPOSSIBILITIES BECAUSE OF ELECTION

1. NO ELECT (ANYONE SAVED BY CHRIST JESUS) WILL MISS THE TRUMPET. MEANING NO ELECT WILL MISS HEAVEN.

Matthew 24:30-31 (NIV)

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[a] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.[b] 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other

2. NO ELECT WILL BE DECEIVED BY THE FALSE GOSPEL.

Mark 13:22

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

1 John 2:27

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

3. NO ELECT WILL BE IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION

Matthew 24:21-22 (KJV)

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

THIS IS THE REST AND PEACE THAT THE ELECT HAS IN CHRIST JESUS. NO FEAR WHATSOEVER OF BEING CONDEMNED OR MISSING IT AT LAST.

ARE OTHERS TO BE LEFT ALONE FOR GOD TO DRAW THEM, SINCE HE ALONE KNOWS HIS ELECTED? NO.

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO GOD ELECTED, BUT WE KNOW GOD DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED. SO WE PREACH THAT THE ELECT MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SALVATION. AND WHAT A PRIVILEGE; THAT AN ELECT CAME TO SALVATION THROUGH THE FOOLISHNESS OF MY PREACHING!

1 Timothy 2:3-5 (KJV)

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Romans 10

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

WHAT IS GOD'S PURPOSE IN ELECTION?

PLEASE, THIS IS THE POINT I AM SO EAGER TO MAKE.

READ THIS SCRIPTURE AGAIN;

Romans 9:10-12 (NIV)

10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—IN ORDER THAT GOD’S PURPOSE IN ELECTION MIGHT STAND: 12 NOT BY WORKS BUT BY HIM WHO CALLS—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a]

GOD CHOSE TO SAVE BY ELECTION TO ELIMINATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF ANY MAN'S EFFORT IN ANY WAY.

SEE OTHER TRANSLATIONS (PLEASE READ THEM ALL)

MSG; What God did in this case made it perfectly plain that his purpose is not a hit-or-miss thing dependent on what we do or don’t do, but a sure thing determined by his decision, flowing steadily from his initiative.

AMP; so that God’s purpose [His choice, His election] would stand, not because of works [done by either child], but because of [the plan of] Him who calls them

AMPC; in order further to carry out God’s purpose of selection (election, choice), which depends not on works or what men can do, but on Him Who calls [them],

CEB; they hadn’t yet done anything good or bad, it was shown that God’s purpose would continue because it was based on his choice.

CJB; (so that God’s plan might remain a matter of his sovereign choice, not dependent on what they did, but on God, who does the calling),

PHILLIPS; plainly showing that God’s act of choice has nothing to do with achievements, good or bad, but is entirely a matter of his will.

NLV; It could not be changed because of anything the older son tried to do about it. It was before either one had done anything good or bad.

WE ARE SAVED BY ELECTION.

AMEN.

 

- Adeolu O. V