Whom He Foreknew

Paul gives the third encouragement for believers to endure suffering. He shows too that the sovereign call of God cannot be resisted. If this is not an effectual call, then the verse would teach universal salvation. The sermon explains why it is wrong to say that the word 'foreknew' refers to God foreseeing someone coming to faith and also shows that even if this view was granted, one still doesn't get away from the sovereignty of God in salvation. We see that each step of this glorious plan originates in God and is carried out by Him, i.e., the foreknowing, predestinating, calling, justifying and glorifying.