Scriptures On The Doctrines Of Grace
Foreordination
& Predestination
(Psalms 139:16) "Thine eyes
did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy
book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned,
when as yet there was none of them."
(Acts
2:23) "Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked
hands have crucified and slain:"
(Acts
4:27-28) "For of a truth against
thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod,
and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people
of Israel, were gathered together, {28} For
to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done."
(Acts
13:48) "And when the Gentiles heard
this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were
ordained to eternal life believed."
(Romans
8:29-30) "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. {30} 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
9:23) "And that he might make known
the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared
unto glory,"
(1
Corinthians 2:7) "But we speak the
wisdom of God in a mystery, even the
hidden wisdom, which God ordained
before the world unto our glory:"
(Ephesians
1:5) "Having predestinated us unto
the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure of his will,"
(Ephesians
1:11) "In whom also we have
obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him
who worketh all things after the counsel of his own
will:"
(Ephesians
2:10) "For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them."
The Eternality
Of God’s Purpose
(Psalms
33:11) "The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all
generations."
(Psalms
139:16) "Thine
eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and
in thy book all my members were
written, which in continuance were
fashioned, when as yet there was none
of them."
(Isaiah
37:26) "Hast thou not heard long
ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed
it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest
be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps."
(Isaiah
46:9-10) "Remember the former
things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none
like me, {10} Declaring the end from
the beginning, and from ancient times the
things that are not yet done,
saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
(Jeremiah
31:3) "The LORD hath appeared of
old unto me, saying, Yea, I have
loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn
thee."
(Matthew
25:34) "Then shall the King say
unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world:"
(Acts
15:18) "Known unto God are all his
works from the beginning of the world."
(2
Thessalonians 2:13) "But we are
bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren
beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to
salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:"
(2
Timothy 1:9) "Who hath saved us,
and called us with an holy calling,
not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which
was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"
(1
Peter 1:20) "Who verily was
foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last
times for you,"
The
Immutability Of God’s Purpose
(Numbers
23:19) "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he
should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"
(Isaiah
14:24) "The LORD of hosts hath
sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I
have purposed, so shall it
stand:"
(Isaiah
46:10-11) "Declaring the end from
the beginning, and from ancient times the
things that are not yet done,
saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: {11} Calling a ravenous bird from the
east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far
country: yea, I have spoken it, I
will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it,
I will also do it."
(Malachi
3:6) "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not
consumed."
(James
1:17) "Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning."
God’s Purpose
Includes
All Things Future
(Psalms
22:18) "They part my garments among
them, and cast lots upon my vesture."
(Psalms
34:19-20) "Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. {20} He keepeth
all his bones: not one of them is broken."
(Daniel
2:28) "But there is a God in heaven
that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream,
and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;"
(Micah 5:2) "But
thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto
me that is to be ruler in Israel;
whose goings forth have been from of
old, from everlasting."
(Zechariah 11:12-13)
"And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price
thirty pieces of silver. {13} And the LORD said unto me, Cast it
unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at
of them. And I took the thirty pieces of
silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD."
(Zechariah 12:10)
"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look
upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only
son, and shall be in bitterness for
him, as one that is in bitterness for his
firstborn."
(Matthew
28:18-19) "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth. {19} Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
(John
6:64) "But there are some of you
that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed
not, and who should betray him."
God’s Purpose
Includes
All Fortuitous Events
(Genesis
37:28) "Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph
out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites
for twenty pieces of silver: and they
brought Joseph into Egypt."
(Genesis
45:5) "Now therefore be not
grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me
before you to preserve life."
(1
Kings 22:28) "And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath
not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you."
(1
Kings 22:34) "And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and
smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said
unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and
carry me out of the host; for I am wounded."
(Job
5:6) "Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring
out of the ground;"
(Job
36:32) "With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth
it not to shine by the cloud that cometh
betwixt."
(Proverbs
16:33) "The lot is cast into the
lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of
the LORD."
(Jonah
1:7) "And they said every one to
his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this
evil is upon us. So they cast lots,
and the lot fell upon Jonah."
(Mark
14:30) "And Jesus saith unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even
in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt
deny me thrice."
(Acts
1:24) "And they prayed, and said,
Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast
chosen,"
(Acts
1:26) "And they gave forth their
lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven
apostles."
Scriptures
Asserting
The Certainty Of Specific Things
(Genesis
41:32) "And for that the dream was
doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because
the thing is established by God, and
God will shortly bring it to pass."
(Job
14:5) "Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months
are with thee, thou hast appointed
his bounds that he cannot pass;"
(Jeremiah
15:2) "And it shall come to pass,
if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt
tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are
for death, to death; and such as are for
the sword, to the sword; and such as are for
the famine, to the famine; and such as are
for the captivity, to the captivity."
(Jeremiah
27:7) "And all nations shall serve
him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and
then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him."
(Habakkuk 2:3)
"For the vision is yet
for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it
tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
(Matthew
24:36) "But of that day and hour
knoweth no man, no, not the angels of
heaven, but my Father only."
(Luke
21:24) "And they shall fall by the
edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and
Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled."
(Luke
22:22) "And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom
he is betrayed!"
(John
8:20) "These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple:
and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come."
God’s Purpose
Includes
All The Sinful Acts Of Men
(Genesis
50:20) "But as for you, ye thought
evil against me; but God meant it
unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this
day, to save much people alive."
(Psalms
76:10) "Surely the wrath of man
shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou
restrain."
(Isaiah
45:7) "I form the light, and create
darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
(Amos
3:6) "Shall a trumpet be blown in
the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the
LORD hath not done it?"
(Matthew
21:42) "Jesus saith unto them, Did
ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the
same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"
(Acts
3:18) "But those things, which God
before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer,
he hath so fulfilled."
(Romans
8:28) "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."
The Sovereignty
Of God
(Genesis
18:14) "Is any thing too hard for
the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time
of life, and Sarah shall have a son."
(Exodus
33:18-19) "And he said, I beseech
thee, show me thy glory. {19} And he
said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the
name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious,
and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
(Job
42:1-2) "Then Job answered the
LORD, and said, {2} I know that thou canst do every thing,
and that no thought can be withholden from thee."
(Psalms
115:3) "But our God is in the heavens: he hath done
whatsoever he hath pleased."
(Psalms
135:6) "Whatsoever the LORD
pleased, that did he in heaven, and
in earth, in the seas, and all deep places."
(Isaiah
14:24) "The LORD of hosts hath
sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I
have purposed, so shall it
stand:"
(Isaiah
14:27) "For the LORD of hosts hath
purposed, and who shall disannul it? and
his hand is stretched out, and who
shall turn it back?"
(Isaiah
40:12-25) "Who hath measured the
waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in
scales, and the hills in a balance? {13} Who
hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being
his counsellor hath taught him? {14} With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in
the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of
understanding? {15} Behold, the
nations are as a drop of a bucket,
and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. {16} And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a
burnt offering. {17} All nations
before him are as nothing; and they
are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. {18} To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye
compare unto him? {19} The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth
silver chains. {20} He that is so impoverished that he hath no
oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a
cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that
shall not be moved. {21} Have ye
not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning?
have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? {22} It is he that sitteth upon the
circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out
the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a
tent to dwell in: {23} That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of
the earth as vanity. {24} Yea, they
shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not
take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall
wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. {25} To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the
Holy One."
(Isaiah
46:9-11) "Remember the former
things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none
like me, {10} Declaring the end from
the beginning, and from ancient times the
things that are not yet done,
saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: {11} Calling a ravenous bird from the
east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far
country: yea, I have spoken it, I
will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it,
I will also do it."
(Isaiah
55:11) "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me
void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."
(Jeremiah
32:17) "Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou
hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for
thee:"
(Lamentations
3:37) "Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the
Lord commandeth it
not?"
(Daniel
4:34-37) "And at the end of the
days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto
heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High,
and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: {35} And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth
according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or
say unto him, What doest thou? {36} At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the
glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness
returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords
sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was
added unto me. {37} Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour
the King of heaven, all whose works are truth,
and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase."
(Matthew
11:20-27) "Then began he to upbraid
the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented
not: {21} Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida!
for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
{22} But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre
and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. {23} And thou, Capernaum,
which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down
to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done
in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. {24} But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. {25} At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and
prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
{26} Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. {27} All things are delivered unto me
of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any
man the Father, save the Son, and he to
whomsoever the Son will reveal him."
(Matthew
28:18) "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in
heaven and in earth."
(Romans
9:20-24) "Nay but, O man, who art
thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing
formed say to him that formed it, Why
hast thou made me thus? {21} Hath not
the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? {22} What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known,
endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: {23} And that he might make known the
riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto
glory, {24} Even us, whom he hath
called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?"
(Ephesians
1:11) "In whom also we have
obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him
who worketh all things after the counsel of his own
will:"
(Ephesians
1:22) "And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,"
God’s Universal Providence
(Romans 8:28) "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."
(John 17:2) "As thou hast given him power over all
flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given
him."
Providence
& The Physical World
(Genesis
41:32) "And for that the dream was
doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because
the thing is established by God, and
God will shortly bring it to pass."
(Exodus
9:26) "Only in the land of Goshen,
where the children of Israel were, was
there no hail."
(Isaiah
40:12) "Who hath measured the
waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in
scales, and the hills in a balance?"
(Amos
4:7) "And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain
upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was
rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered."
(Nahum 1:3) "The
LORD is slow to anger, and great in
power, and will not at all acquit the
wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the
clouds are the dust of his
feet."
(Matthew
5:45) "That ye may be the children
of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust."
(Acts
14:17) "Nevertheless he left not
himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and
fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
Providence
& The Animal World
(Genesis
31:9) "Thus God hath taken away the
cattle of your father, and given them to
me."
(Psalms
104:21) "The young lions roar after
their prey, and seek their meat from God."
(Daniel
6:22) "My God hath sent his angel,
and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency
was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt."
(Matthew
6:26) "Behold the fowls of the air:
for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better
than they?"
(Matthew
10:29) "Are not two sparrows sold
for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your
Father."
Providence
And The Nations Of The World
(Joshua
21:44) "And the LORD gave them rest
round about, according to all that he sware unto
their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the
LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand."
(Judges
6:1) "And the children of Israel
did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of
Midian seven years."
(1
Chronicles 16:31) "Let the heavens
be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men
say among the nations, The LORD reigneth."
(Psalms
33:10) "The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:
he maketh the devices of the people of none effect."
(Psalms
47:7) "For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with
understanding."
(Isaiah
40:15) "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are
counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh
up the isles as a very little thing."
(Daniel
2:21) "And he changeth
the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom
unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:"
(Daniel
4:17) "This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and
the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know
that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth
up over it the basest of men."
(Amos
3:6) "Shall a trumpet be blown in
the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the
LORD hath not done it?"
(Habakkuk 1:6)
"For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter
and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess
the dwellingplaces that are not theirs."
Providence
& Individuals
(Exodus
11:7) "But against any of the
children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that
ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and
Israel."
(Ezra
8:3) "Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh;
Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of
the males an hundred and fifty."
(Nehemiah 4:15)
"And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto
us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that
we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work."
(Psalms
34:7) "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
(Psalms
37:23) "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he
delighteth in his way."
(Psalms
118:6) "The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can
man do unto me?"
(Proverbs
21:1) "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he
will."
(Isaiah
64:8) "But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."
(Daniel
3:17) "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine
hand, O king."
(Acts
18:9) "Then spake
the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold
not thy peace:"
(Romans
11:36) "For of him, and through
him, and to him, are all things: to
whom be glory for ever. Amen."
(1
Corinthians 4:7) "For who maketh
thee to differ from another? and what
hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why
dost thou glory, as if thou hadst
not received it?"
(James
4:15) "For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall
live, and do this, or that."
Providence
And The Free Acts Of Men
(Exodus
12:36) "And the LORD gave the
people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that
they lent unto them such things as they
required. And they spoiled the Egyptians."
(Ezra
6:22) "And kept the feast of
unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and
turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to
strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of
Israel."
(Ezra
7:6) "This Ezra went up from
Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in
the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted
him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him."
(Ezekiel
36:27) "And I will put my spirit
within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my
judgments, and do them."
(Philippians
2:13) "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
Providence
And The Sinful Acts Of Men
(Exodus
14:17) "And I, behold, I will
harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get
me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon
his chariots, and upon his horsemen."
(2
Samuel 16:10-11) "And the king
said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah?
so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall
then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
{11} And David said to Abishai, and to all his
servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh
my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let
him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him."
(Psalms
76:10) "Surely the wrath of man
shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou
restrain."
(John
19:11) "Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at
all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that
delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin."
(Acts
2:23) "Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked
hands have crucified and slain:"
(Acts
4:27-28) "For of a truth against
thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod,
and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people
of Israel, were gathered together, {28} For
to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done."
Total Depravity
(Genesis
2:17) "But of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
(Genesis
6:5) "And God saw that the
wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of
the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually."
(Job
14:4) "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one."
(Psalms
51:5) "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive
me."
(Psalms
58:3) "The wicked are estranged
from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies."
(Proverbs
30:12) "There is a generation that
are pure in their own eyes, and yet is
not washed from their filthiness."
(Isaiah
1:2-8) "Hear, O heavens, and give
ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up
children, and they have rebelled against me.
{3} The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth
not consider. {4} Ah sinful nation, a
people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters:
they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto
anger, they are gone away backward. {5} Why
should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is
sick, and the whole heart faint. {6} From
the sole of the foot even unto the head there
is no soundness in it; but wounds,
and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been
closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. {7} Your country is desolate,
your cities are burned with fire:
your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. {8} And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard,
as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city."
(Isaiah
40:6-8) "The voice said, Cry. And
he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass,
and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
{7} The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth
upon it: surely the people is grass. {8} The grass withereth,
the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall
stand for ever."
(Isaiah
64:6) "But we are all as an unclean
thing, and all our righteousnesses are as
filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind,
have taken us away."
(Jeremiah
13:23) "Can the Ethiopian change
his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may
ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."
(Jeremiah
17:9) "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can
know it?"
(Matthew
11:25) "At that time Jesus answered
and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast
hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto
babes."
(John
3:3) "Jesus answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God."
(John
3:19) "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
8:19) "Then said they unto him,
Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye
had known me, ye should have known my Father also."
(John
14:16) "And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever;"
(Romans
3:10-12) "As it is written, There
is none righteous, no, not one: {11} There
is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
{12} They are all gone out of the way, they are together become
unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not
one."
(Romans
5:12) "Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for
that all have sinned:"
(1
Corinthians 1:18) "For the
preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which
are saved it is the power of God."
(1
Corinthians 2:14) "But the natural
man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:
for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
(2
Corinthians 1:9) "But we had the
sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in
God which raiseth the dead:"
(Ephesians
2:1-3) "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and sins: {2} Wherein in
time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh
in the children of disobedience: {3} Among
whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh,
fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the
children of wrath, even as others."
(Ephesians
2:12) "That at that time ye were
without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers
from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the
world:"
Unconditional
Election
(Psalms
65:4) "Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy
courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple."
(Psalms
105:6) "O ye seed of Abraham his
servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen."
(Matthew
24:24) "For there shall arise false
Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
(Matthew
24:31) "And he shall send his
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
(Mark
13:20) "And except that the Lord
had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake,
whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days."
(John
6:37) "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
(John
6:65) "And he said, Therefore said
I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my
Father."
(John
13:18) "I speak not of you all: I
know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against
me."
(John
15:16) "Ye have not chosen me, but
I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit,
and that your fruit should remain:
that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it
you."
(John
17:9) "I pray for them: I pray not
for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine."
(Acts
13:48) "And when the Gentiles heard
this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were
ordained to eternal life believed."
(Romans
8:29-30) "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. {30} 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
8:33) "Who shall lay any thing to
the charge of God's elect? It is God
that justifieth."
(Romans
9:11-13) "(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or
evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works,
but of him that calleth;) {12} It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. {13} As it is written, Jacob have I
loved, but Esau have I hated."
(Romans
9:23) "And that he might make known
the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared
unto glory,"
(Romans
11:5) "Even so then at this present
time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace."
(Romans
11:7) "What then? Israel hath not
obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election
hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded"
(Ephesians
1:3-6) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: {4} According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of
the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: {5} Having predestinated us unto the
adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure
of his will, {6} To the praise of the
glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved."
(Ephesians
1:11) "In whom also we have
obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him
who worketh all things after the counsel of his own
will:"
(1
Thessalonians 1:4) "Knowing,
brethren beloved, your election of God."
(1
Thessalonians 5:9) "For God hath
not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus
Christ,"
(2
Thessalonians 2:13-14) "But we are
bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren
beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to
salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: {14} Whereunto he called you by our
gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."
(1
Timothy 5:21) "I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring
one before another, doing nothing by partiality."
(2
Timothy 1:9-10) "Who hath saved us,
and called us with an holy calling,
not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which
was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, {10} But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath
brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:"
(2
Timothy 2:10) "Therefore I endure
all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which
is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory."
(Titus 1:1)
"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;"
(1
Peter 1:1) "Peter, an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia,
and Bithynia,"
(1
Peter 2:9) "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the
praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous
light:"
(1
Peter 5:13) "The church that is at Babylon, elected
together with you, saluteth you; and so
doth Marcus my son."
Limited
Atonement
(Isaiah
53:8-11) "He was taken from prison
and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out
of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. {9} And he made his grave with the
wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth. {10} Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise
him; he hath put him to grief: when
thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he
shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD
shall prosper in his hand. {11} He
shall see of the travail of his soul, and
shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify
many; for he shall bear their iniquities."
(Isaiah
63:9) "In all their affliction he
was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his
pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of
old."
(Daniel
9:24) "Seventy weeks are determined
upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to
make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in
everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most Holy."
(Matthew
20:28) "Even as the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for
many."
(Matthew
26:28) "For this is my blood of the
new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
(John
10:11) "I am the good shepherd: the
good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
(John
10:15) "As the Father knoweth me,
even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep."
(John
10:26) "But ye believe not, because
ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you."
(John
11:51-52) "And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year,
he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; {52} And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather
together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad."
(Romans
5:11) "And not only so, but we also joy in God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement."
(Romans
5:15) "But not as the offence, so
also is the free gift. For if through
the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by
grace, which is by one man, Jesus
Christ, hath abounded unto many."
(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."
(Romans
8:33-34) "Who shall lay any thing to
the charge of God's elect? It is God
that justifieth.
{34} Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ
that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of
God, who also maketh intercession for us."
(2
Corinthians 5:21) "For he hath made
him to be sin for us, who knew no
sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
(Galatians
3:13) "Christ hath redeemed us from
the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth
on a tree:"
(Ephesians
1:7) "In whom we have redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his
grace;"
(Colossians
1:14) "In whom we have redemption
through his blood, even the
forgiveness of sins:"
(Titus 2:14)
"Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all
iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good
works."
(Hebrews
1:1-3) "God, who at sundry times
and in divers manners spake in time past unto the
fathers by the prophets, {2} Hath in
these last days spoken unto us by his Son,
whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; {3} Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his
person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by
himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
high;"
(Hebrews
2:16) "For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on
him the seed of Abraham."
(Hebrews
9:12) "Neither by the blood of
goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place,
having obtained eternal redemption for
us."
(Hebrews
9:28) "So Christ was once offered
to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the
second time without sin unto salvation."
(Hebrews
10:10-14) "By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. {11} And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
{12} But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever,
sat down on the right hand of God; {13} From
henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. {14} For by one offering he hath
perfected for ever them that are sanctified."
(1
Peter 1:18-20) "Forasmuch as ye
know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; {19} But with the precious blood of
Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: {20} Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the
world, but was manifest in these last times for you,"
(1
Peter 2:21) "For even hereunto were
ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye
should follow his steps:"
(1
Peter 3:18) "For Christ also hath
once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:"
(1
John 3:16) "Hereby perceive we the
love of God, because he laid down his
life for us: and we ought to lay down our
lives for the brethren."
(Revelation
1:5-6) "And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and
the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us
from our sins in his own blood, {6} And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen."
(Revelation
5:9-10) "And they sung a new song,
saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for
thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy
blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; {10} And hast made us unto our God
kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."
Irresistible
Grace
(Psalms
65:4) "Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy
courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple."
(Psalms
110:3) "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy
power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the
dew of thy youth."
(John
6:37-40) "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. {38} For I came down from heaven, not
to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. {39} And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at
the last day. {40} And this is the
will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
(John
6:44-45) "No man can come to me,
except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the
last day. {45} It is written in the
prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath
heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto
me."
(John
6:63) "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they
are spirit, and they are
life."
(Romans
8:30) "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."
(Galatians
1:15-16) "But when it pleased God,
who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, {16} To
reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I
conferred not with flesh and blood:"
(Ephesians
1:18-20) "The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, {19} And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of his mighty power, {20} Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead,
and set him at his own right hand in
the heavenly places,"
(Ephesians 2:1-5) "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: {2} Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of
the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children
of disobedience: {3} Among whom also
we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling
the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of
wrath, even as others. {4} But God,
who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, {5} Even when we were dead in sins,
hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"
(Ephesians
2:8-9) "For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: {9} Not of
works, lest any man should boast."
(Philippians
1:29) "For unto you it is given in
the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his
sake;"
(Colossians
2:12) "Buried with him in baptism,
wherein also ye are risen with him through
the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead."
Perseverance Of
The Saints
(Job
17:9) "The righteous also shall
hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and
stronger."
(Psalms
1:3) "And he shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
(Psalms
23) "A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. {2} He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. {3} He restoreth
my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake. {4} Yea, though
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou
art with me; thy rod and thy staff
they comfort me. {5} Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. {6} Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in
the house of the LORD for ever."
(Psalms
34:7) "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
(Psalms
48:14) "For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be
our guide even unto death."
(Psalms
92:12) "The righteous shall
flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon."
(Psalms
125:1) "A Song of degrees. They
that trust in the LORD shall be as
mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth
for ever."
(Psalms
138:8) "The LORD will perfect that which concerneth
me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands."
(Ecclesiastes 3:14)
"I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it
shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and
God doeth it, that
men should fear before him."
(Isaiah
46:4) "And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even
I will carry, and will deliver you."
(Jeremiah
32:40) "And I will make an
everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them
good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from
me."
(Ezekiel
11:19-20) "And I will give them one
heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart
out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: {20} That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances,
and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God."
(Matthew
7:24) "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock:"
(Matthew
10:20) "For it is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh
in you."
(John
4:14) "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."
(John
5:24) "Verily, verily, I say unto
you, He that heareth my word, and believeth
on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation;
but is passed from death unto life."
(John
6:37-40) "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. {38} For I came down from heaven, not
to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. {39} And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at
the last day. {40} And this is the
will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
(John
6:47) "Verily, verily, I say unto
you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting
life."
(John
6:51) "I am the living bread which
came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever:
and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of
the world."
(John
10:28-30) "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. {30} I and my Father are one."
(John
11:25) "Jesus said unto her, I am
the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in
me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"
(John
17:24) "Father, I will that they
also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my
glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me
before the foundation of the world."
(Romans
4:8) "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
(Romans
6:23) "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord."
(Romans
8:17) "And if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified
together."
(Romans
8:28-39) "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. {29} 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. {30} 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. {31} What
shall we then say to these things? If God be
for us, who can be against us? {32} He that spared not his own Son,
but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us
all things? {33} Who shall lay any thing
to the charge of God's elect? It is God
that justifieth.
{34} Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ
that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of
God, who also maketh intercession for us.
{35} Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword? {36} As
it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as
sheep for the slaughter. {37} Nay, in
all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. {38} For I am persuaded, that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor things to come, {39} Nor
height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from
the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans
11:29) "For the gifts and calling
of God are without repentance."
(Romans
14:4) "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he
shall be holden up: for God is able to make him
stand."
(1
Corinthians 10:13) "There hath no
temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye
are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may
be able to bear it."
(2
Corinthians 2:14) "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place."
(2
Corinthians 4:8-9) "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; {9} Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast
down, but not destroyed;"
(2
Corinthians 4:14) "Knowing that he
which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall
present us with you."
(2
Corinthians 9:8) "And God is able to make all grace abound toward
you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
(Ephesians
1:5) "Having predestinated us unto
the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure of his will,"
(Ephesians
1:14) "Which is the earnest of our
inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise
of his glory."
(Ephesians
4:30) "And grieve not the holy
Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
(Philippians
1:6) "Being confident of this very
thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:"
(2
Timothy 2:19) "Nevertheless the
foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal,
The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth
the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
(2
Timothy 4:18) "And the Lord shall
deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
(Hebrews
7:25) "Wherefore he is able also to
save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."
(Hebrews
10:14) "For by one offering he hath
perfected for ever them that are sanctified."
(1
John 5:13) "These things have I
written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know
that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of
God."
(Revelation
3:5) "He that overcometh,
the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name
out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and
before his angels."
(Revelation
13:8) "And all that dwell upon the
earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the
Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."
(Revelation
17:8) "The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the
bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall
wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of
the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is."
(Revelation
20:12-15) "And I saw the dead,
small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book
was opened, which is the book of
life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the
books, according to their works. {13} And
the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the
dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their
works. {14} And death and hell were
cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. {15} And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was
cast into the lake of fire."
(Revelation
21:27) "And there shall in no wise
enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh
abomination, or maketh a lie: but
they which are written in the Lamb's book of life."
Salvation By
Grace Alone
Without Works
(Romans
3:20-28) "Therefore by the deeds of
the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. {21} But now the righteousness of God
without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; {22} Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto
all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: {23} For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God; {24} Being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: {25} Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in
his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are
past, through the forbearance of God;
{26} To declare, I say, at this
time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
{27} Where is boasting then? It
is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. {28} Therefore we conclude that a man
is justified by faith without the deeds of the law."
(Romans
5:18-19) "Therefore as by the
offence of one judgment came upon all
men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. {19} For as by one man's disobedience
many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made
righteous."
(Romans
6:23) "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord."
(Romans
11:6) "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."
(1
Corinthians 4:7) "For who maketh
thee to differ from another? and what
hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why
dost thou glory, as if thou hadst
not received it?"
(1
Corinthians 15:10) "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."
(Galatians
2:16) "Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we
have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of
Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no
flesh be justified."
(Galatians
2:21) "I do not frustrate the grace
of God: for if righteousness come by
the law, then Christ is dead in vain."
(Ephesians
2:8-9) "For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: {9} Not of
works, lest any man should boast."
(2
Timothy 1:9) "Who hath saved us,
and called us with an holy calling,
not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which
was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"
The
Believer’s
Freedom From The Law
(Romans
6:14-15) "For sin shall not have
dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. {15} What then? shall we sin, because
we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."
(Romans
7:1-4) "Know ye not, brethren, (for
I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man
as long as he liveth? {2} For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the
law of her husband. {3} So then if, while her husband liveth,
she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her
husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress,
though she be married to another man. {4}
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of
Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth
fruit unto God."
(Romans
8:1-4) "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. {2} For the law of the Spirit of life
in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. {3} For what the law could not do, in
that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of
sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: {4} That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
(Romans
10:4) "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness
to every one that believeth."
(Galatians
3:13) "Christ hath redeemed us from
the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth
on a tree:"
(Galatians
3:19-26) "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of
transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the
hand of a mediator. {20} Now a
mediator is not a mediator of one,
but God is one. {21} Is the law then
against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given
which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. {22} But the scripture hath concluded
all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them
that believe. {23} But before faith
came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards
be revealed. {24} Wherefore the law
was our schoolmaster to bring us unto
Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
{25} But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. {26} For ye are all the children of God
by faith in Christ Jesus."
(Galatians
5:1) "Stand fast therefore in the
liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the
yoke of bondage."
(Colossians
2:8-23) "Beware lest any man spoil
you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the
rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. {9} For in him dwelleth all the fulness
of the Godhead bodily. {10} And ye
are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: {11} In whom also ye are circumcised
with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins
of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
{12} Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation
of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
{13} And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision
of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all
trespasses; {14} Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and
took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; {15} And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show
of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
{16} Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of
an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: {17} Which
are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. {18} Let no
man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of
angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by
his fleshly mind, {19} And not
holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having
nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth
with the increase of God. {20} Wherefore
if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though
living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, {21} (Touch not; taste not; handle not; {22} Which all are to perish with the using;) after the
commandments and doctrines of men? {23} Which
things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and
neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the
satisfying of the flesh."
(1
Timothy 1:8-10) "But we know that
the law is good, if a man use it
lawfully; {9} 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,
{10} 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."