Evidence of Election

Patience on SermonAudio · Aug 28, 2026 · 57m

Evidence of Election This teaching and exhortation centers on Paul's confidence in 1 Thessalonians 1:4 that the believers at Thessalonica were truly God's people. Paul could not see the unseen work of election, regeneration, or the Spirit opening their hearts, but he could see the evidence that God had worked in them. That evidence appeared in three clear ways: the Word was revealed, the Word was received, and the Word was redemptive. The gospel was revealed to them not in word only, but in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance. Paul preached, but God opened hearts and made Christ…