Who Are the Elect?

All who believe that Jesus Christ is Lord , who died and rose again from the grave to pay for our sins.

Jesus calls abe, because he believed God, and all those to follow, to Christ, and since, those who believe on Him, (Jesus) His brethren, everyone else is ded...then @ the white throne, the ded r raised and judged by how they treated His brethren...see: separation of sheep and goats, simple eh?

I think Dr, Rita nailed it with murray leslie coming in a close second by a nose.

 Sorry, I don't agree.

Quote :

"What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."  James 2:14-26

pil, faith in God give you eternal life, the presence of the Holy spirit causes works, everything else is ded... i'm no.2...i'm no.2

Well, if the children of Abraham are the elect and the rest of us "wild branches" are grafted into the Hebrew's olive tree then doesn't that make us all part of the elect? You believed the gospel message and accepted Yeshua as the substitute knowing that He took our sins punishment, something that we could never do on our own. We've been adopted (grafted) into Abraham's family (olive tree). I still say that Dr. Rita nailed it.

Better re-read Romans chapters 9 thru 11 if ya need a refresher course on this.

If it takes works as well, what about the murderer on the cross!
( I didn't really want to bring this up)but...... There are lots of people who probably died, after accepting Christ, who did not have time to do "works" Roman Catholics sincerely believe this, but they are sincerely wrong!

As for works, we all have choices to make every single day. To my mind, those are our works.

The two branches, the Church and the Jews, coming together. Imagine that.

Pray that we're found worthy.

worthy to escape the things coming on this world...lk21:36

pil, i think the people who use His name, but deny He is their God & King, dont know Him...

I wanted to share an article with the group as this thread is working through among other things, wheat and chafe, those that are a new creation and election.
The article is from John Piper, and while I may not agree with everything that Dr. Piper has written, I thought of this article when I was reading this thread.
Link:
http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-agonizing-problem-of-the-assurance-of-salvation

In Him,
J

*... well, i'm gonna jump on in here w/out having the benefit of reading all the material on this post.  but, i'll say this:  who are the elect? ...all who call upon the name of Jesus Christ as Saviour, receiving his everlasting salvation of grace, by faith alone, and even that is a gift of God, (...even if we do have a choice to receive it or not) we continue to receive it, again by said faith alone, and we who conclude this spiritual journey by continuing to live and eventually die in that self- same faith, simple faith, trusting God alone to save us from start to finish, and all points in between!  those who do that are the elect.  jew or gentile, it makes no difference.  the same conditions apply to both groups.  the jew is not under a different covenant than the gentile, or visa/versa.  faith in Jesus and his shed blood.  it's that simple...

*... this is what is referred to in scripture (Rom. chapter 1) as the 'obedience of faith'...

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3 the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and designated Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ...  

*... one last creed is most helpful as well as to what constitutes the very 'elect'...

Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the christian faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled; without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the christian faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons; nor dividing the Essence. For there is one Person of the Father; another of the Son; and another of the Holy Spirit. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, is all one; the Glory equal, the Majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is; such is the Son; and such is the Holy Spirit. The Father uncreated; the Son uncreated; and the Holy Spirit uncreated. The Father unlimited; the Son unlimited; and the Holy Spirit unlimited. The Father eternal; the Son eternal; and the Holy Spirit eternal. And yet they are not three eternals; but one eternal. As also there are not three uncreated; nor three infinites, but one uncreated; and one infinite. So likewise the Father is Almighty; the Son Almighty; and the Holy Spirit Almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties; but one Almighty. So the Father is God; the Son is God; and the Holy Spirit is God. And yet they are not three Gods; but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord; the Son Lord; and the Holy Spirit Lord. And yet not three Lords; but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian Verity; to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord; So are we forbidden by the christian religion; to say, There are three Gods, or three Lords. The Father is made of none; neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone; not made, nor created; but begotten. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten; but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits. And in this Trinity none is before, or after another; none is greater, or less than another. But the whole three Persons are coeternal, and coequal. So that in all things, as aforesaid; the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, is to be worshipped. He therefore that will be saved, let him thus think of the Trinity...
Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation; that he also believe faithfully the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess; that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man; God, of the Essence of the Father; begotten before the worlds; and Man, of the Essence of his Mother, born in the world. Perfect God; and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting. Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead; and inferior to the Father as touching his Manhood. Who although he is God and Man; yet he is not two, but one Christ. One; not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh; but by assumption of the Manhood by God. One altogether; not by confusion of Essence; but by unity of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man; so God and Man is one Christ; Who suffered for our salvation; descended into hell; rose again the third day from the dead. He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the right hand of the God the Father Almighty, from whence he will come to judge the living and the dead. At whose coming all men will rise again with their bodies; And shall give account for their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire. This is the christian faith; which except a man believe truly and firmly, he cannot be saved...

*... our 'good work' here is to believe sincerely on the Lord Jesus Christ!  to reject this is the ultimate 'evil work'...  

Your faith is evinced by your works (Internet Pilgrim - James 2:14), faith without works is dead.

*... indeed, we are saved by grace through faith alone!  we are not save by good works, but rather, for good works.  ...the good works still get 'done'.  i approach any 'good' works manifest in my life from a stance of already having been made righteous by God's grace, made effective through faith alone, ...apart from works!  i do not prove the authenticity of my faith via works.  that would be a self-righteous gesture, and therefore, unacceptable to God.  i rely on, and completely trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ.  i am a new creation in Him.  that is the crux of my acceptableness to God.  good works come naturally and are a 'fruit' of my recreated, regenerated spirit-man, the new man in Christ Jesus, an already extant reality in and of my true being.  i rest in Him.  now, i can turn my back on this rested faith and apostatize, thus falling away into perdition.  the scriptures bear this fact out quite plainly.  so, i stay in saving faith, by continued trust in Christ, and His shed blood alone...