Some missionaries have said that if the doctrine of election were true, they would never have become a missionary. Well, I say, “I am a missionary because the doctrine of election is true.”
Where do I find this in the Bible? In Acts 18, Paul is in Corinth. You would not have found a more pagan city on the planet than Corinth in the first century. Yet Jesus appeared to Paul in a vision and said, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people” (vv. 9-10).
Paul’s preaching didn’t elect people to salvation. God elected them and the true sheep responded to the gospel message. Remember Jesus’ words: “I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice” (John 10:16).
Jesus does the bringing. You do the preaching. People will respond.
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