Acts 20:25-32, 36-38 (NIV) CONTEXT: Paul is bidding farewell to the elders of the church in Ephesus, the kingdom will ever see me again. 26  Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you. 27  For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. 28  Keep Ephesus, and from the letters that Jesus wrote to the seven churches, including Ephesus, in Revelation 2- Today: 1 Peter 2

20  You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” 21  ( who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.) 22 I see that in every way you are very religious. 23  For as I walked around and looked carefully at your So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. 24  Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

1 Corinthians 1:21-25 (NIV) 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God

Hymnary.org Lamentations 3:19-24 (NIV) 19  I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20  I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. 21  Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22  Because of the LORD’s great love ( ḥěʹ·sěḏ ) we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23  They are new every morning; great Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God

Isaiah 45:21-25 (NIV) 21  Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me. 22 me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. 23 will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. 24 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God

BiblePic.com Ecclesiastes 7:25-29 CONTEXT: The book of Ecclesiastes contain the life long wisdom of the as we view it in the context of the Proverbs Solomon wrote, it will begin to make much more sense. 25 The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare. 27  “Look,” says the Teacher ,  “this is what I have discovered: “Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things— 28 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God

Bible.com Matthew 1:18–25 (NASB95) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. 20 afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 29 Q. Why is the Son of God called “Jesus,” meaning “savior”? A.

"I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh" - verse 26 Ezekiel 36:24-28 through the prophet Ezekiel to His people who are exiled in Babylon, promising to restore them. 24 out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God

Reorient your thinking about the good things you do. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV) 26  Brothers, think many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 (Part 2) Our good works, proceeding from the good root of faith, are good and acceptable to God, since to accumulate, so keep doing these "good works, which God prepared in advance for you to do" (Eph. 2:

BibleHub.com Romans 9:16-21 (NIV) 15  God says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy 20  But who are you, o man, to talk back to God? ”  21  Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God