Hello, this is Pastor Steven Anderson from Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona.
And today I want to show you another scripture from the Bible that proves that the elect,
or the chosen, are not the Jews today because they don't believe in Jesus Christ.
I'm going to show you that it's being saved that makes you elect.
And what does elect mean?
Who are the chosen people?
Who are the elect?
Believers in Jesus Christ.
Look at Colossians 3.11.
The Bible reads,
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor uncircumcision,
barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free,
but Christ is all and in all,
put on therefore as the elect of God,
holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness, longsuffering.
The Bible is crystal clear here.
He says there is neither Jew nor Greek,
so just put on as the elect of God, X, Y, and Z.
What's he saying?
He's saying that it doesn't matter whether you're Jew or Gentile,
you're elect if you're in Christ Jesus.
And if you're not in Christ, you're not elect
because you have to be justified by faith
to be one of the elect.
And what does elect mean?
Chosen.
Who are God's chosen people in the Old Testament?
God did choose the nation of Israel in the Old Testament
and they were his chosen generation.
They were his chosen people.
But in the New Testament, that is no longer the case.
In the New Testament, being elect
is only based on whether or not you believe in Jesus.