Our Election by God

April 2nd, 2026
by Jon Holaday

1 Thessalonians 1:4 knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

This is referred to as the Sovereignty of God to call those to eternal life. The bible is clear, God knows everything and there are plenty of scriptures to support this. I dont think its a hard stretch to believe this theological fact. God is all knowing thus He calls those He knows will be elect. I wish this topic was this simple.
There is another side of this equation. Mens responsibility. There are just as many scriptures supporting this theological view of God and man.
Here is where the two, I believe, compliment each other. Both are scripturaly based and both are true. God is Sovereign and men are responsible to respond to His calling. God calls whosoever will believe unto salvation. If you neglect that call, well God knew you would reject that call and you are not His elect. Yet, though God knows everything, men know little to nothing. Even men who at one time rejected God, later received Him. We see this in a plethora of examples and I will give you the author of this verse, the apostle Paul as one.
God calls you but you are responsible to answer the call. The pendulum swings on either side is not the complete picture. Only when it swings in the middle do you see the full picture of Gods word toward this subject. You must be well grounded in the full counsel of Gods word. If your theology has contradictions with other scriptures, your wrong! My eternal calling and security is simply based in me living in the Vine (Jesus).