Elect Term Analysis

...that made several governments see the denomination as a national threat, is the doctrine of “election by grace.” Weber quotes the articles of the “Westminster Confession” of 1647, where the doctrine... (full context)

...theory in stages. With each doctrinal debate he had with his opponents, the doctrine of election grew more firmly entrenched in his thinking. In Calvin’s view, humanity exists to serve God—God... (full context)

...its adherents—practicing Calvinists inevitably begin to wonder whether or not they are part of God’s elect, since John Calvin taught that human eyes could not possibly judge the difference for themselves—even... (full context)

...“state of grace,” Weber argues that Calvinists were always looking for “distinguishing features” of the elect, ways to prove to themselves that they are chosen for salvation. This became necessary for... (full context)

...organized, ruthlessly methodical to prove that their whole lives suggest they are part of God’s elect, that they’ve moved from their natural state to the “state of grace.” (full context)

...humanity is fundamentally wretched and opposed to God, those people who view themselves as the elect form a “spiritual aristocracy” that looks down on the “reprobates” around them, hostilely viewing them... (full context)

...more serious and methodical person. Pietists of this nature go beyond Calvinism and divide the elect into “active” and “passive” Christians, arguing that one may be “elect” and yet not wholly... (full context)