On this episode of Rightly Dividing, we are looking at the Bible doctrines of predestination and election, according the the scripture, to see exactly what part we play in all this, and what part that God plays in this eternal salvation story of the ages. The main theme of the Bible is the coming King and the coming Kingdom, and contained within all that is a holy and sovereign God dealing with His own creation. God has willingly agreed to be confined to the pages of His preserved word, and it is in His word where we find the world's greatest legal document. From the day that Jesus Christ went to the cross to make our payment, that 'last will and testament', Hebrews says, has been in full effect. Tonight we open it up to see what it says about our salvation. Last Wednesday, we started a series we are calling the Doctrines of Grace, looking at highly controversial subject matter like salvation, grace, God's sovereignty, election and predestination. What exactly does it mean when the Bible talks about things like predestination and election? Predestined to do what? Elected to what? Let's find out!