Gospel in a Minute
When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers. 49 So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region. Acts 13:48-49 (NLT)
Principle: God’s Chosen Ones Will Believe the Gospel
The Bible teaches that God chose his children from before the foundation of the world.
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:4-5 (NLT)
This theological truth should have enormous impact on those us who share the gospel.
It means that when we share the good news with people, we can be confident that some will respond. Otherwise, how could we know that anyone would?
We do not know in advance who these chosen ones are. Neither to do they. Only God knows. That being the case, we share the gospel with everyone, knowing that God has been working behind the scenes in ways we cannot necessarily comprehend or perceive, preparing hearts to receive the gospel.
Our responsibility is to share the gospel with everyone we can. The Spirit’s work is to prepare people to receive it and be part of their actively accepting the message of truth.
We find out who the elect are when they respond to the gospel, but God knew all along.
