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Total Depravity

Romans 8:7-8 (ESV)
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.

The Gospel is not for Pleasing people

Galatians 1:10 (NLT)
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

God chose me Before birth

Galatians 1:15 (NLT)
But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him

From Peter, to the Elect

1 Peter 1:1-2 (ESV)
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

God Chose you to be Saved

2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 (ESV)
But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

God has mercy on Some, Hardens others

Romans 9:14-18 (ESV)
What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means!

Irresistable Grace

Acts 11:17 (ESV)
If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"

Perserverance of Saints

1 John 2:19 (ESV)
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

By Grace The Elect

Romans 11:6-7 (ESV)
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

No One Can Snatch Them From my Hand

John 10:28-29 (ESV)
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Mankind Remains Depraved Post-Flood

Genesis 8:21 (NLT)
And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.

Extent of Human Wickedness

Genesis 6:5-6 (NLT)
The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.

Ransom for Many

Mark 10:45 (ESV)
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Those Who Sacrifice for the Kingdom Will Reap Rewards

Luke 18:29-30 (ESV)
And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

God Has Spoken to Us Through Jesus

Hebrews 1:1-2 (ESV)
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,

He Saved Us

Titus 3:4-5 (ESV)
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

Obey your Leaders

Hebrews 13:17 (ESV)
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Hardened pharoahs heart

Exodus 9:12 (ESV)
But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

You Cannot Understand God

Ecclesiastes 11:5 (ESV)
As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.

Born Again

2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Always Saved

Romans 11:28-30 (NIV)
As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,

For the sake of the Elect

2 Timothy 2:10 (NIV)
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.

He will gather his Elect

Mark 13:26-27 (NIV)
"At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

God uses the Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (ESV)
For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

The Word is Folly to the Lost

1 Corinthians 1:18 (ESV)
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.