Every once in a while, God gives us a glimpse of His gracious, sovereign choosing of particular individuals. One such place is Jeremiah 1. The significance of this glimpse is that the Lord tells Jeremiah that the choosing didn’t take place in recent days as a result of Jeremiah’s good behavior, faithfulness to the Lord,…
The doctrine of election is not very popular in some circles of Christianity. If mentioned at all, it’s usually in a negative, critical way. Nevertheless, you can’t escape its presence. There are too many illustrations of God’s choosing (e.g. Abraham, Jacob over Isaac, David, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Paul…). And there are too many clear…