If ye were of the world, the world
would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the
world, therefore the world hateth you.
John_15:19
Christians and man at large have been made to believe that
the Elected of Christ is those people who have been solely elected by God to be
saved at the Second Coming of Christ. They have also been made to believe that
God writes the names of these “elected” in the Book of Life and that only those
are the ones who will benefit from the Second Coming.
If this was true then I would stop serving God today. Why?
Firstly, none of us have seen the Book of Life so how would you know whether
your name appears there or not. Yes, such a book does exist as seen in
Phillipians 4:3 and the Book of the Revelation of Christ. And we have a clear template of what the book is on earth, namely the character of Christ. As the Law reflects God's character so too does those whose names will be written in the Book.Secondly, if the names were predetermined then it takes away our freedom of choice which God's character does not allow. He created us not to put us in bondage, but to love and serve Him freely. It was for this reason that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was placed in the midst of the garden to enable Adam and Eve to choose to either trust God's Word or follow the lies of satan. If God did not allow us to have this free will we would be serving Him out of fear and not because we love Him. Which in effect would make Him a dictator and therefore prove satan's claims correct.
God gives us the opportunity to choose. He has a plan for each and every person who has ever lived, and who must still come to being, to choose Him and follow Him. But "whosoever believeth in Him" will not perish but have eternal life. It is our choice to have our names written in the Book of Life or have it removed. We choose either eternal life or to be ash on the earth. God is Love and because of the love that He has for us He remains just and faithful to us. It is unfaithful mankind who perverts God's teachings and writings in the Bible to justify our sin.
