I believe in the election of God's grace. Through this grace, salvation and its blessings are made free to all by the gospel. It is the incumbent and immediate duty of all to accept salvation by a cordial, penitent and obedient faith. There is nothing to prevent the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the gospel. It is this rejection of the gospel which will involve him in an aggravated condemnation.
Romans 11:5-6; I Thessalonians 1:4; Colossians 3:12; I Peter 1:2; Titus 1:1-2; Ecclesiastics 12:13-14; Mark 1:14-15; Acts 17:29-31; I Timothy 2:3-4; Romans 8:20-30; Matthew 11:28-30; Isaiah 55:1-3; Isaiah 55:5-6; Job 33:23-30; Revelation 22:17; John 3:15-16; I Timothy 1:12-15; I Corinthians 15:10; Ephesians 2:4-7; John 5:39-40; John 3:18-19; John 3:36).
Even so then at this present time also
there is a remnant according to the election of grace. And if by
grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more
grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise
work is no more work. (Romans 11:5-6)
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. (I
Thessalonians 1:4)
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering; (Colossians 3:12)
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. (I Peter 1:2)
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according
to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth
which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which God,
that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus
1:1-2)
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and
keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God
shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be evil. (Ecclesiastics
12:13-14)
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying,� The
time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye,
and believe the gospel. (Mark 1:14-15)
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to
think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone,
graven by art and man's device. And the times of this ignorance
God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the
world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof
he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him
from the dead. (Acts 17:29-31)
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth. (I Timothy 2:3-4)
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but
by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the
creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For
we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain
together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which
have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan
within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the
redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that
is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope
for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience
wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities:
for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the
Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what
is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the
saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things
work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the
called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he
also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom
he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called,
them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also
glorified. (Romans 8:20-30)
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew
11:28-30)
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that
hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and
milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money
for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which
satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which
is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline
your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I
will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies
of David. (Isaiah 55:1-3)
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he
is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man
his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have
mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
(Isaiah 55:6-7)
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a
thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: Then he is gracious
unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I
have found a ransom. His flesh shall be fresher than a child's:
he shall return to the days of his youth: He shall pray unto God,
and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face
with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. He
looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted
that which was right, and it profited me not; He will deliver his
soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, To bring
back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of
the living. (Job 33:23-30)
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth
say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will,
let him take the water of life freely. (Revelation
22:17)
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. (John 3:15-16)
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that
he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was
before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I
obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the
grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love
which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy
of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners; of whom I am chief. (I Timothy 1:12-15)
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly
than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
(I Corinthians 15:10)
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he
loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us
up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through
Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:4-7)
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life:
and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to
me, that ye might have life. (John 5:39-40)
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. And this is the
condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their deeds were
evil.(John 3:18-19)
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. (John 3:36)