{"id":1851,"date":"2010-07-07T21:10:22","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T02:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2010-07-07T21:10:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-08T02:10:22","slug":"romans-833-chosen-to-be-sinless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-833-chosen-to-be-sinless\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 8:33 – Chosen to be Sinless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 8:33 – Chosen to be Sinless<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is<\/em><\/span> God who justifies.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

God declares His chosen ones to be completely righteous.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cBring a charge<\/span>\u201d is from engkale\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which is a compound word made up of en<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cin\u201d and kale\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto call.\u201d So, literally this word means \u201cto call in.\u201d Originally it was used with regard to a debt that was \u201ccalled-in\u201d when it was due. In general usage it has come to mean \u201cto bring a charge against or to accuse someone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word translated \u201celect.\u201d It is the Greek word eklektos<\/em><\/span>, from the verb ekleg\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which is made up of ek<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cout\u201d and leg\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto select or choose through thoughtful deliberation.\u201d Hence, eklektos<\/em> <\/span>refers to someone or something that has been chosen or selected out of a larger group.<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Paul now continues with his volcanic eruption regarding the benefits of being God\u2019s children. The first thing we learned is that God is Almighty and will do all to protect us and bless us because we are His adopted children. In other words, we are safe from any evil force. But, if our enemy can\u2019t get to us by force, he will try to get to us by subtlety. He will accuse us of unrighteousness, which makes us feel unworthy to be God\u2019s children. That\u2019s what Paul is addressing in the current verse. Notice Paul\u2019s play on words here. He says \u201cWho shall bring a charge (engkale\u014d<\/em> <\/span>\u2013 call in) against God’s elect (eklektos<\/em> <\/span>\u2013 chosen out ones)?\u201d<\/p>\n

Now here is where those who don\u2019t believe in God\u2019s election have a problem. Paul is asking, \u201cWho shall make an accusation against those whom God has chosen?\u201d Now if you don\u2019t believe in election (which says you have believed the gospel message and are saved because God chose you, not because you chose to believe) then this verse doesn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n

Paul, on the other hand, very much believes in election and teaches it throughout his letters. In fact, the first few chapters of this letter to the Roman Christians were spent explaining how justification comes by grace through faith, not as the result of anything that we have done. And, because God is the one who has declared us righteous (nowhere in the Bible does it teach that God ever removes that righteousness from our account) then it doesn\u2019t matter who brings a charge against us. God\u2019s response is that we are righteous according to His records; therefore the charge will not stand because, \u201cGod declares us righteous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thus we see that according to this verse, it doesn\u2019t matter how bad a sin we commit, it has already been paid for by Christ\u2019s blood, and in God\u2019s eyes we are free from sin because we have been given the righteousness of Christ. We don\u2019t deserve this righteousness, we deserve eternity in Hell, but we are righteous because God has chosen us and declared us righteous.<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Now, just because we have been declared righteous doesn\u2019t mean we are free to sin all we want. The One who declared us righteous also tells us that if we love Him, we will obey Him. And we should love Him gratefully because of what He has done for us. Thank you God, for the gift that I don\u2019t deserve!<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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