Lesson: Romans 8:28-39 (NIV based)
THEME - election &
security
v.28 see Gal. 6:7-9
v.29-30 foreknowledge =
God's knowing and choosing beforehand
predestination = God's predetermining
the destiny of persons
election = God's choice of some to be
saved
Q: According to these verses: who
initiates salvation?
who
completes salvation?
who selects
to be saved?
Q: So who are the elect and how did they
become the elect?
Q: Can we look at a group of unbelievers
and tell who the elect are or will be?
Q: Is it fair of God to select or choose
some people to be saved and consequently everyone else will perish? A: It is by God's grace and mercy that any
should be saved.
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A result of election:
SECURITY
vv.35-39 description of
parameters:
"death or life" = state of
existence
"angels or demons" = created
beings
"present or future" = within
time - but not the past
"powers" = any natural or
supernatural powers
"height or depth" = place in
creation
"anything else in all
creation" = whatever or whomever may be left
Q: From these verses on election &
security, can a person who truly is a believer un-save himself?
Q: Why is the phrase "in Christ Jesus
our Lord" tacked on to the end of verse 39? A: Humans can and will be separated from the love of God when
they do not know Christ Jesus as their Lord.
BIG IDEA: God causes all
things to work out, so we must be patient
and submissive to Him and His will.
MEMORIZE Romans 8:28
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Works Cited:
Bible. “The Holy Bible: New International Version.” The Bible Library CD-ROM. Oklahoma
City, OK: Ellis Enterprises, 1988.
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