Ephesians 1:1-6
If God is so powerful why doesn’t He save everyone? Why are some saved and others not? Why does God say in the Word that our salvation does not depend on anything we do? What does it mean that God chose us before the creation of the world? Did we choose Jesus or did He choose us? Do human beings have the ability to come to Christ? Does God give everyone the ability? Does God want all people to be saved? Did God know some people would end up in hell before He made them? Does God extend mercy to all or to some? If to only some, is that just? What is just? Does everyone have an equal opportunity to be saved? These are some of the questions Pastor Scott cracked open from Ephesians 1:1-6 and the great theme of election. Scripture seems to teach opposing ideas on God’d sovereignty and man’s responsibility, which theologians have long struggled to reconcile. Scott encourages us to hold them in tension, embrace the mystery and trust that God’s ways are higher than our ways. The overall thrust of the message is to breathe in the wonder of being chosen and let it humble you and evoke joyful worship.