The doctrine of election is
not just for "mature" believers
It probably ought to be the first
thing you teach a young believer. Now that you’ve come
to Christ, this is what I want you to know, you were saved by
the sovereign grace of God who stepped into your life in the
midst of your death and blindness and gave you life and sight
and picked you up and brought you into His Kingdom. Sheer grace
has done this for you. That, I think, is
the first thing you should say to a new convert. This
is, if in fact, you are faithful to the confession you have
made, if in fact your love for Christ and desire to honor, to
worship and to obey Him continues to grow, this will be an
ongoing evidence that God has wrought a miracle in your life.
And because of that, you need to know, this is really important,
that you should live a life of gratitude for a work has been
done in you which you did not deserve and did not earn.
- John MacArthur,
Answering the Key Questions About the Doctrine of Election
(Interview)
