Do the statements about the children of Sarah and Abraham indicate an unconditional “election”?
First we are not told why God selected Isaac and not the other children of Abraham except that Isaac was a child of promise. Second: we know that Sarah was pass childbearing years. Third we assume this was to show that Isaac s conception was the work of God. Fourth: unless we are willing to assume the conception was miraculous, Abraham and Sarah cooperated in God s plan. Romans 9: 7-10 Who are said to be elect or chosen of God? Christ- Isaiah 42:1; 1 Peter 2:6 Angels- 1 Timothy 5: 21 Israel- Isaiah 65: 9, 22 Believers- Matthew 24:22, 24, 31; 1 Peter 1: 1; Ephesians 1: 1-11 But doesn t a conditional “election” contravene the sovereign will of God? Certainly not, if God is the One who determines the condition. Romans 9: 15-16 Does God chose some to go to heaven and passes by others to go to hell? We do not have to guess or infer, God has plainly stated His sovereign will. “This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowl
