Sovereign Grace Baptist Church

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Of Princeton, New Jersey

 

AuthorClay Curtis
TitleThe Chief Reason
Bible TextRomans 8:29
Date19-Jun-2018
Article Type Article
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THE CHIEF REASON

 

Romans 8: 29: For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 

The chief reason God chose a people to save is not for us but for his Son, “that he might be the firstborn among many brethren”, “that in all things he might have the preeminence.” (Rom 8: 29; Col 1: 18)  Sinner, if you reject the gospel of unmerited grace you reject Christ having the glory as the Firstborn. Satan and a host of angels tried that and God cast them out forever. Those saved sing “Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; t