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Election

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: E By: James P. Boyd

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(choice). God who is sovereign has chosen (elected) souls for blessing. However, He has not chosen any for judgment. Man in responsibility earns judgment by his own deeds (Matt. 24:22²²And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. (Matthew 24:22); Mark 13:27²⁷And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. (Mark 13:27); Luke 18:7⁷And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? (Luke 18:7); Rom. 8:33³³Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. (Romans 8:33); Titus 1:1¹Paul, 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; (Titus 1:1)).

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