"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

“ I am well satisfied it will not be a burden to me at the hour of death, nor be laid to my charge at the day of judgment, that I have thought too highly of the Lord Jesus Christ, expected too much from Him myself, or labored too much in commending and setting Him forth to others, as the Alpha and Omega, the Lord our righteousness, the sufficient atonement for sin, the only Mediator between God and men, the true God and eternal life. On the contrary, alas! My guilt and grief are that my thoughts of Him are so faint, so infrequent, and my commendations of Him so lamentably cold and disproportionate to what they ought to be.” -Gospel report by preacher John Newton (1725–1807 A.D.)

When people are confronted with the true gospel of God’s sovereign grace in Christ, they often ask this question: “If those who are not elected will not be saved, then why preach the gospel to them?” 1. It is to be preached to them because God in His infinite wisdom, holiness, righteousness and sovereignty has commanded it to be done. “ And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” [MARK 16:15 ] . 2. It is to be preached to them because their rejection of Christ will reveal their true nature of sin and the reason for their just condemnation and judgment. It leaves men without excuse. “ But ye believe not, because ye are not of My sheep, as I said unto you” [JOHN 10:27 ] . 3. It is to be preached because it is pleasing to God and it glorifies Him as a just God as well as a Savior. “ Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have...