Chosen by God
E931284
"Chosen by God" is a theological book by R. C. Sproul that explains and defends the Reformed doctrine of predestination and divine sovereignty in salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chosen by God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11534570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chosen by God Context triple: [R. C. Sproul, notableWork, Chosen by God]
-
A.
God’s Gift
"God’s Gift" is a track by American rapper J. Cole from his debut studio album "Cole World: The Sideline Story."
-
B.
God’s Plan
"God’s Plan" is a massively popular 2018 hip-hop single by Canadian rapper Drake that blends introspective lyrics with themes of fate and gratitude and became a cultural phenomenon.
-
C.
Follow God
"Follow God" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his album *Jesus Is King*, known for its introspective lyrics and energetic, minimalist production.
-
D.
God's Son
God's Son is a 2002 studio album by American rapper Nas that blends introspective lyricism with soulful production and is widely regarded as one of his most personal works.
-
E.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chosen by God Target entity description: "Chosen by God" is a theological book by R. C. Sproul that explains and defends the Reformed doctrine of predestination and divine sovereignty in salvation.
-
A.
God’s Gift
"God’s Gift" is a track by American rapper J. Cole from his debut studio album "Cole World: The Sideline Story."
-
B.
God’s Plan
"God’s Plan" is a massively popular 2018 hip-hop single by Canadian rapper Drake that blends introspective lyrics with themes of fate and gratitude and became a cultural phenomenon.
-
C.
Follow God
"Follow God" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his album *Jesus Is King*, known for its introspective lyrics and energetic, minimalist production.
-
D.
God's Son
God's Son is a 2002 studio album by American rapper Nas that blends introspective lyricism with soulful production and is widely regarded as one of his most personal works.
-
E.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
theological book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify misunderstandings about predestination
ⓘ
make complex theology accessible ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Calvinist soteriology
ⓘ
Reformed churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | R. C. Sproul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
difference between foreknowledge and predestination
ⓘ
misconceptions about double predestination ⓘ |
| critiques |
Arminianism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelagianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defends |
God's sovereignty in salvation
ⓘ
Reformed doctrine of predestination ⓘ |
| defendsAgainstObjection |
predestination destroys human responsibility
ⓘ
predestination makes God unjust ⓘ predestination undermines evangelism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God's freedom in salvation
ⓘ
God's initiative in salvation ⓘ sovereign grace ⓘ |
| explains |
God's grace in salvation
ⓘ
assurance of salvation ⓘ biblical basis for predestination ⓘ doctrine of reprobation ⓘ relationship between human free will and divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doctrine of election ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian non-fiction
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalPosition |
irresistible grace
ⓘ
perseverance of the saints ⓘ total depravity of humanity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
lay Christians
ⓘ
students of theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
divine sovereignty
ⓘ
predestination ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| notableFor | popular-level defense of Reformed predestination ⓘ |
| publishedInContextOf | late 20th-century evangelicalism ⓘ |
| supportsViewpointOf | classical Calvinism ⓘ |
| teaches |
that faith itself is a gift of God
ⓘ
that salvation is by grace alone ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reformed confessional tradition ⓘ |
| writtenFromPerspectiveOf | Protestant Reformed theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Chosen by God Description of subject: "Chosen by God" is a theological book by R. C. Sproul that explains and defends the Reformed doctrine of predestination and divine sovereignty in salvation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.