Election, Predestination and Foreknowledge

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Business, Non-profit, Christianity

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🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Romans 8:29-30) What do the Bible’s teachings on predestination and election really mean, and how are they tied to God's foreknowledge? In this broadcast, Scott Pauley reviews key New Testament passages and provides answer from Scripture on this topic. (10148260622) Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, this is Scott Pauley.
0:08.9	Welcome back to enjoying the journey.
0:10.6	We are continuing our series right now on current questions and Bible answers.
0:17.2	And today we come to a question that is not only a current question, it is an ancient question.
0:23.8	In fact, for centuries, good people, God's people, Bible students, have discussed and debated this particular subject.
0:33.2	And to be honest with you, there's a great deal of discussion about it at this present time.
0:39.6	It seems to come in waves, and there are current trends, there are cultural trends, and there are also theological trends.
0:48.2	If you live long enough, you'll see the same things keep coming back around.
0:52.4	And every generation has to grapple with certain things the particular
0:56.6	question at hand today is concerning the subject of what the bible calls a predestination and election
1:04.5	now those are both bible terms and if someone said to me do you believe in election do you believe in predestination
1:13.6	my first answer is is that in the Bible and the answer is yes and I want to tell you right
1:21.1	up front if it's in the Bible yes I believe it but it's very important that we
1:26.1	define our terms from scripture. Because so often people
1:30.0	come to the Word of God bringing their presuppositions and their ideas and their theological
1:35.6	context and constraints and applying that to the text. We must never approach any portion of
1:42.7	scripture that way or any subject that way.
1:45.2	Let me say right up front before I begin this discussion today, there's no way that something that's been debated for centuries and sincere people have disagreed on is going to be answered in just a handful of minutes.
1:56.2	But I'd like to give you a few principles that I think will help you deal with this subject.
2:02.2	Before I deal with the question at hand, let me give you three foundational truths. First of all, I want to tell you
2:07.3	something that my pastor taught me years ago that has helped me approaching difficult subjects.
2:13.6	And it is this, you never have to be afraid of the truth. Never. God's word is truth. So if it's truth,
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