Can you see what an extraordinary thing it is to be chosen by God, to be one of his?

Every one of us ought to be on our knees.

Every one of us ought to be overwhelmed every moment of every day of our Christian life

that God chose me for Himself.

Reform theology, the doctrines of grace, God's sovereignty and salvation.

These topics have caused some Christians to respond negatively.

And although we may disagree with Bible teachers or theologians, we must never disagree with

the Bible and reject the words of Jesus.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thank you for joining us today for renewing your mind.

Jesus said many are called, but few are chosen.

What did He mean and who are the chosen of God?

Well, to help us understand what can be a controversial subject, Leigh near Teaching

Fella Stephen Lawson continues his survey of Matthew's gospel and the words of Jesus.

He is Dr. Lawson.

We want to step back into the gospel of Matthew as we continue our look at the doctrines

of grace as taught by the greatest teacher who ever lived, the one whom they called Rabbi,

which means teacher.

That would be the Lord Jesus Christ Himself who is the living Word of God.

Even in the gospel of Matthew, as we saw last time, Jesus had much to say about the doctrine

of total depravity.

He also has much to say about the doctrine of sovereign election.

And if you'll come with me to Matthew chapter 22 and verse 14, we hear the words of our

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