Problem with RCA Today

Or among the general western visible reformed church members.

Because the doctrine of predestination is greatly welcomed by the loyalists, aristocratics and the traditionalists, I have to say, that this sort of welcome is mostly unhealthy, noting to Article 13 of First point in the Canons of Dort:

The fruit of this (election) Assurance

In their awareness and assurance of this election God's children daily find greater cause to humble themselves before God, to adore the fathomless depth of his mercies, to cleanse themselves, and to give fervent love in return to him who first so greatly loved them. This is far from saying that this teaching concerning election, and reflection upon it, make God's children lax in observing his commandments or carnally self-assured. By God's just judgment this does usually happen to those who casually take for granted the grace of election or engage in idle and brazen talk about it but are unwilling to walk in the ways of the chosen.

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