Wednesday, July 3 | What does “chosen in Him” mean? (Ephesians 1:4-9)

Everyday Truth with Kurt Skelly

Kurt Skelly

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Ephesians 1:4-9 Does God effectively call certain individuals to salvation before they are even born? Further, is it to be inferred that God does not intend for some people ever to be saved? What does it mean that we are “chosen in Him” and “predestinated.” Unfortunately, some have misunderstood these beautiful terms and have thereby caused fear and disappointment where God intended comfort and hope.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Did God arbitrarily choose some people to go to heaven and in that sense choose some people to go to hell?
0:10.3	Absolutely not.
0:11.9	I'll tell you what God has done.
0:13.8	He's chosen that all those that do trust in him will ultimately be just like him.
0:20.4	That is a great promise for believers. Find out all
0:24.4	about it on today's episode. Welcome to Everyday Truth with Kurt Skelly. We believe the Bible is true
0:31.7	and relevant to everyone, everywhere, every day. If today's conversation is a help to you, take a moment to leave a review or share it with a friend.
0:42.3	Thanks for listening.
0:43.3	Now, let's join Kurt for today's episode.
0:46.3	Welcome back, friends.
0:48.3	Have a brand new postcard today from our most faithful contributor, Doug Benkley.
0:54.9	Doug, thanks for thinking about us the way that you do.
0:58.4	And this postcard is from Lake Michigan.
1:01.2	I love Lake Michigan, have spent some time along the shores of Lake Michigan,
1:07.4	much, much bigger than the Sea of Galilee.
1:10.8	So think about that.
1:12.3	And it's like a little ocean itself, like Michigan.
1:15.8	But thank you, Doug, for the reminder.
1:17.5	And most importantly, for your faithfulness and prayer as you listen to the podcast.
1:23.4	Speaking of which, we are in Ephesians chapter number one today, and we're going to be looking
1:29.7	at verse number four, which is such a blessing, and yet I think in some ways has been
1:38.6	misunderstood. So I do want you to listen carefully to what I think is a verse that has been miscontextualized,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Kurt Skelly, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Kurt Skelly and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.