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God's love may be unconditional, but how about his election?

The history of the church is unfortunately marked by divisiveness, which is why we have so many denominations. Disagreements over non-essential doctrines (as well as some essential ones) have subdivided Christianity, weakening the unity Jesus prayed for in John 17. But disagreements needn’t divide us if we follow Jesus’ command to love one another. In the divisive climate typical of today’s…

Election - We've seen this before

Having been raised Catholic, hearing that salvation was not dependent on my works but by faith alone was not just good news but the best news I’d ever heard. You know what’s also pretty great news? That the faith that saves is faith in God, not in every single orthodox doctrine of the church. Jesus didn’t say, believe in salvation by faith alone and you will be saved. He said, believe in me.

So…