Ten Reasons You Need Unconditional Election

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🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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How important is unconditional election for the Christian life? Pastor John offers ten reasons why Christians need this crucial doctrine.

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0:00.0	Unconditional election, isn't this just a dry doctrine for eggheads to discuss and debate?
0:10.5	No, it's not.
0:12.2	We all need this doctrine, unconditional election, and that's why unconditional election
0:17.3	is a theme we've studied a dozen times on the podcast over the years.
0:21.1	It's this precious fact that God's choice of one person and not others is not based
0:27.0	on any good deeds or any bad deeds in the persons themselves.
0:31.8	Let me say that again.
0:34.8	God's choice of one person and not others is not based on any good deeds or any bad
0:40.1	deeds in the persons themselves.
0:43.6	God chooses His children unconditionally.
0:48.4	That's unconditional election.
0:50.0	But what practical value does such a doctrine hold for my life?
0:54.1	That's Chase's question today, Pastor John Hello, and thank you for this podcast.
0:57.6	My question is this.
0:58.6	Can you tell me why believing in unconditional election matters?
1:02.7	Isn't this doctrine nitpicking and divisive more than edifying?
1:09.4	Yes it matters.
1:10.9	No, it is not nitpicking.
1:13.9	Yes, it could be divisive, but that's not the fault of the doctrine.
1:20.0	It's the fault of the human heart.
1:22.9	And yes, it is edifying.
1:26.0	So let me give 10 reasons to answer Chase's question.
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