God’s Purpose of Grace
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God’s Purpose of Grace is a doctrinal section in the Baptist Faith and Message that explains how God’s sovereign grace works in salvation, election, and the perseverance of believers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doctrinal statement
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section of the Baptist Faith and Message ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
God keeps believers by His power through faith unto salvation
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God’s sovereign choice in salvation ⓘ all true believers endure to the end ⓘ believers may bring reproach on the cause of Christ ⓘ believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation ⓘ believers may grieve the Spirit ⓘ believers may impair their graces and comforts ⓘ believers may incur temporal judgments ⓘ believers shall persevere to the end ⓘ election excludes boasting and promotes humility ⓘ election is consistent with human free agency ⓘ election is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable ⓘ election is the glorious display of God’s sovereign goodness ⓘ election promotes active evangelism ⓘ election promotes love ⓘ election promotes praise ⓘ election promotes prayer ⓘ election promotes trust in God ⓘ those whom God has accepted in Christ will never fall away from the state of grace ⓘ |
| concernsDoctrineOf |
election
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grace ⓘ perseverance of the saints ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
election
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perseverance of believers ⓘ salvation ⓘ sovereign grace ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument |
Baptist Faith and Message 1963
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Baptist Faith and Message 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baptist Faith and Message NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to articulate a confessional stance on election and perseverance
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to summarize Southern Baptist teaching on grace in salvation ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Baptist theology
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evangelical Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Southern Baptist Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Southern Baptist churches
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Southern Baptist seminaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
church membership teaching
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doctrinal instruction ⓘ ministerial training ⓘ |
| viewOnElection |
election is consistent with the free agency of man
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election is gracious and not based on foreseen merit ⓘ |
| viewOnPerseverance |
God preserves believers in a state of grace
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true believers will persevere in faith ⓘ |
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