The Church: Chosen to Reign (Ephesians 1:4-5)

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Kenneth W. Yates Editor I. INTRODUCTION Paul uses two verbs in Eph 1:4-5 which deal directly with the issue of election. In the NKJV, the verbs are “to choose” and “to predestine.” The Apostle writes: …just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without
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Doubt, Faith, and Certainty

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Doubt, Faith, and Certainty. By Anthony C. Thiselton. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017. 160pp. Paper, $20.00. Thiselton is a professor at the University of Nottingham in England and is a well-known NT scholar. The title of this book caught my eye. I was interested in how Thiselton defined faith and whether he felt a believer
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What Will Your Legacy Be?

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  By Ken Yates Women received their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection…others had trial of mockings and scourgings…and imprisonment…were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute…of whom the world was not worthy (Heb 11:35-39). Legacy
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You Were Chosen (Ephesians 1:4)

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By Ken Yates Introduction When I was a kid, I participated in many pick-up basketball games. When we had too many players, some of us were chosen to play while some of us were not. It was always a bummer when you weren’t chosen to play. You would then have to sit on the edge
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What Will Your Legacy Be?

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Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance….a better resurrection…of whom the world was not worthy (Heb 11:35-39). I recently had a conversation with some friends about a movie that was recently released. It is an animated film that is based upon a religious holiday in Mexico. That holiday is called the Day of the Dead. The
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Chosen By God

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Recently, the topic of predestination has been coming up. Both Shawn and Bob have written books that deal with the topic. In my different travels for GES the subject has been coming up as well fairly regularly. It was brought to my attention that many think that Eph 1:4 proves that God has chosen people
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