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No one who believes in the Bible disputes the fact that election is taught there. It isn’t the reality of election, or even its source, author, time, or goal that has elicited so much venom among professing Christians. It is rather the basis of divine election, that is to say, why and on what grounds some are elected to salvation and life and others are not. There are essentially only three options, the first of which is more pagan than Christian. 1. It has been argued that God elects those who are good. In this view, election is a debt God is obliged to pay, not a gift He graciously bestows. It is on the basis of inherent or self-generated righteousness that God elects men and women. This is the doctrine of Pelagianism, named after the British monk Pelagius who popularized the view in the fifth century. One would be hard-pressed to find an advocate of this perspective within the professing Christian church. 2. Others contend that God elects some who are bad who, notwithstanding their being bad, choose to exercise faith in Jesus Christ. It is on the basis of this foreseen faith that God elects them. This is the doctrine of Arminianism, named after the Dutch theologian James Arminius (1560-1609). It has also been called Wesleyanism because of the influence of John Wesley. 3. There is the view that God elects some who are bad who, because of their being bad, are not of themselves able to exercise faith in Christ. It is on the basis of His own sovereign good pleasure that God elects them. This is the doctrine of Calvinism, named after the French theologian John Calvin (1509-1564).

Sam Storms

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Easy Double Chocolate Ice Cream

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Desserts	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pt	Cold whipping cream
2	tb	Hershey's Cocoa
14	oz	Sweetened condensed milk
1/3	c	Hershey's Syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

Line 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with foil. In large mixer bowl, beat whipping
cream and cocoa until stiff. Stir together sweetened condensed milk and
syrup; fold into whipped cream mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Cover;
freeze until firm, about 6 hours. 6 servings (5 cups).
Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe
may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
Meal-Master compatible format by: Karen Mintzias
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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