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Chosen! - Eph 1:1-6

For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. —Ephesians 1:4 (CSB)

God loves us and demonstrates his love by choosing us to be his.

This concept is difficult for many to grasp. How can God choose some and not all? Isn't that showing favoritism? Isn't it cruel to not choose everyone? How could God create people who he never intended to choose?

These are heavy questions and difficult to answer and understand. They have generated endless speculation through the ages. How we understand, as much as we can, the answers to these questions will determine how we live life.

I once was approached by a coworker who told me God wasn't fair. When I asked him why he thought that God wasn't fair, he told me that it wasn't fair that God would condemn some to hell.

I told him, then why don't you just accept Jesus as your Savior? Bob gave me an incredulous look and walked away shaking his head.

Was Bob's reaction God's fault? Some might say YES Bob wasn't chosen! Other's might say NO that was Bob exercising his own free will.

I would reserve judgment for now, because I don't know if Bob eventually came to a saving understanding of Christ. However, if he didn't, I would understand that transaction as follows.

God didn't make Bob reject him. Bob did that all on his own. If Bob didn't accept the message of salvation, he wasn't one of the elect. However, Bob didn't want to be forced into "accepting Jesus" and God didn't force him. 

God is the creator and he can do what he pleases with his creation. If you are uncomfortable with this, that is your problem and not God's. God is very comfortable with being God and he doesn't need you to get him out of a theological pickel.

So, come to grips with the fact that you are finite and God is infinite. He knows and you don't. Turn to him and be saved! 

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