Studies in Dogmatics: Divine Election (Biblia.com)

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G. C. Berkouwer's Divine Election is a discussion of election in a perspective and spirit that will be quite novel to most theologians and ministers. Berkouwer contends that election can be understood only within faith, and within a spirit of doxology, for election takes place ‘in Christ.’ Hence election must be understood and employed in terms of the gospel. He then repudiates theological usage...

of the Church. The Synod of Utrecht in 1905 did not intend to give a definite solution to this problem but, rather, warned its members to speak as little as possible of such matters which go beyond the understanding of simple believers, and it gave the concrete advice to adhere as closely as possible in preaching and catechetical teaching to the presentation given by the Confessions.4 But even this attempt to keep peace, with its many qualifications and concessions, still confronts us with questions

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