Part 3 in a study of God's grace. See http://ecrosstexas.com/blog/2008/10/18/grace-is-gospel-grace-before-time

1. Grace is the Gospel
Grace before Time

2. Eternal Triune God

3. Author of Creation

4. Creation is Good

5. Created in
God’s Image
Male and Female

6. Created with Purpose
• Glorify God
• Enjoy Him Forever

7. The Fall

8. We Betrayed God

9. A Declaration
of
Independence
Adam signed for all of mankind

10. Shame and Guilt

11. Death

12. All of Creation Cursed

13. God’s Plan All Along

14. All of Mankind

15. Sinners from Birth

16. We are Depraved

17. Slaves to Sin

18. Unable to Submit

19. Subject to Justice

20. and Wrath of God

21. Dead in our Sins

22. Back to God’s Plan...

23. Rejoice!
By grace you have
been saved
Ephesians 2:5, 8

24. Grace is...
• Power to raise the dead
• Power directed by love
• Love to the ill-deserving

25. Salvation is of the Lord
– Jonah 2:9

26. Election
• First step of God’s love
• God’s purpose to save us

27. Ephesians 1:3-6

28. He chose us in Him

29. When?

30. Before Creation

31. Why?

32. So we could be holy
and blameless

33. He predestined us to
adoption through Christ

34. For What Purpose?

35. God’s will, to the praise
of glory of His grace

36. Saved for Good Works
Ephesians 2:9-10

37. When we were Dead
• Ephesians 1:11
• Ephesians 2:4-9

38. He chose individuals
• 1 Corinthians 1:26-30
• James 2:5

39. Cause or Effect?
• Romans 11:1-8 • John 10:24-27
• Acts 13:48 • John 10:16
• John 17:6-9 • John 11:50-52
• John 6:37-39 • Acts 18:9-10

40. The will to come
• John 6:44, 65
• Acts 16:14

41. Faith the Effect
Romans 8:28-33

42. Individual and
Unconditional
Romans 9:1-23

43. Election is nothing but
the preparation of grace

44. Why not choose...

45. Why did He choose any
one of us?

46. Soli Deo Gloria