09/06/2026
“God chose you to be in His covenant, to have that bond with Him in Christ. That choice, worked out in history when you were baptized, is grounded in God’s eternal predestination. He had you baptized, according to His eternal plan. God doesn’t just predestine the ends. He predestines the means as well. In eternity God chose to have you baptized, engrafted into the Church, joined to Christ, the Elect One, joined to Christ’s body, the Church, made a member of his chosen nation. That’s glorious good news. That is privilege.”
-John Barach, Covenant and Election, ‘The Federal Vision’
Believe the gospel and rejoice in the hope of eternal life, amen!