Election is such an important biblical doctrine that if it did not exist no one would be saved and Christ’s death would have no saving effect. I want to show that election is not only in the Bible, but our Baptist fathers believed it, taught it, and preached it. Consider this small sample of quotations from our Baptist heritage: From the divine side, we see that the Scriptures teach an eternal election of men to eternal life simply out of God’s good pleasure. John A. Broadus, former president of
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