Unconditional election (notes)

Todo

• Unconditional election verse list
• Election by J.I. Packer

All occurrences of “elect”

Places in the New Testament where people are said to be “elect” or “chosen” by God. More specifically, these are all instances of ἐκλέγω (eklegō, v.), ἐκλεκτός (eklektos, adj.), ἐκλογή (eklogē, n.), and συνεκλεκτός (suneklektos, adj.).

Israel

Ac 13:17

Remnant Israel

Ro 11:5, 7, 28

Unspecified people—the church?

Mt 22:14; 24:22, 24, 31; Mk 13:20, 22, 27; Lk 18:7; 2Ti 2:10; Tit 1:1; Jas 2:5; Rev 17:14

Believers, the saints, the church

Ro 8:33; 1Co 1:27–28; Eph 1:4; Col 3:12; 1Th 1:4; 1Pe 2:9; 5:13; 2Pe 1:10

Jesus’ apostles

Lk 6:13; Jn 6:70; 13:18; 15:16, 19; Ac 1:2, 24

Jesus

Lk 9:35; 23:35; 1Pe 2:4, 6

Angels

1Ti 5:21

Jacob

Ro 9:11

Paul

Ac 9:15

Peter

Ac 15:7

Rufus

Ro 16:13

A lady and her sister (possibly euphemisms?)

2Jn 1:1, 13

Greek words

• ἐκλέγω (eklegō) v. to select, to choose.
• ἐκλεκτός (eklektos) adj. : chosen out, preferred, selected.
• ἐκλογή (eklogē) n. : a picking out, selection, that which is chosen.
• συνεκλεκτός (suneklektos) adj. : selected together with.

• αἱρετίζω (hairetizō) v. : to choose.
• βούλομαι (boulomai) v. : to will, to wish, to desire, implying careful deliberation or consideration.
• θέλω (thelō) v. : to will, to wish, to desire, implying the simple act of volition without regard to deliberation or consideration.

• γινώσκω (ginōskō) v. : to know.
• προγινώσκω (proginōskō) v. : to foreknow.
• πρόγνωσις (prognōsis) n. : foreknowledge.

• προορίζω (proorizō) v. : to predestine.

• προτίθημι (protithēmi) v. : to purpose.
• πρόθεσις (prothesis) n. : purpose.

Hebrew words

• yada
• bachar

Additional instances of ἐκλέγω, ἐκλεκτός, and ἐκλογή

Lk 10:42; 14:7; Ac 6:5; 15:22, 25

Called

• ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia) n.
• καλέω (kaleō) v.
• κλῆσις (klēsis) n.
• κλητός (klētos) adj.

Wow, interesting how similar eklektos and ekklesia sound. They also have similar literal meanings, prefix “ek-” meaning “out” and “kaleo” and “lego” both meaning essentially “called”, though with appreciably different nuances in meaning. Definitely seems to be some word play happening here between these two Greek words we translate “elect” and “church”.

Calling

Move this to Effectual grace?

Mt 4:21; 9:13; 22:14; Mk 1:20; 2:17; Lk 5:32; Jn 10:3; Ac 2:39; Ro 1:6–7; 8:28, 30; 9:11, 24; 11:29; 1Co 1:2, 9, 24, 26; 7:17–24; Gal 1:6, 15; 5:8, 13; Eph 1:18; 4:1, 4; Php 3:14; Col 3:15; 1Th 2:12; 4:7; 5:24; 2Th 1:11; 2:14; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 1:9–11; Heb 3:1; 9:15; Jas 2:7; 1Pe 1:15; 2:9, 21; 3:9; 5:10; 2Pe 1:3, 10; Jude 1:1; Rev 17:14

Those whom God chose before the creation of the world, he also calls in due time by his Spirit (Eph 1:4–15). The connection between election and calling is well attested, both within the Pauline corpus (Ro 9:6-24; Eph 1:4–13; 2Th 2:13–15; 2Ti 1:9) and elsewhere (Jn 6:29, 37, 44, 63–64; 15:16, 19; Ac 13:48; 1Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:10), and both election and calling proceed as the execution of an eternal covenant of redemption within the context of a historical covenant of grace. In effectual calling, the Spirit unites us here and now to the Christ who redeemed us in the past.^[1]