Who are the elect?

Who are the elect?

• A. Isaiah 45:4
• B. Ecclesiasticus 47:22
• C. Romans 8:33
• D. Luke 18:7

Answer: (C)

Elect refers to those whom God has chosen for salvation. In the New Testament, especially in Romans, the elect are the people God has set his love on and who are securely saved by his grace. The verse says that no one can bring a charge against God’s elect because God is the one who justifies them. That links election directly to God's act of justification—the decisive, saving act that declares believers righteous in his sight. So the elect aren’t defined merely by ancestry or by a general appeal to righteousness; they are defined by God’s saving choice and his verdict of righteousness over them. Other uses you’ll see mentions of the elect in different contexts (like a prophetic reference to Israel or a call for God to answer the prayers of those who trust him), but the clearest, defining description in this line is that the elect are those whom God justifies and whom he has chosen to save.

Elect refers to those whom God has chosen for salvation. In the New Testament, especially in Romans, the elect are the people God has set his love on and who are securely saved by his grace. The verse says that no one can bring a charge against God’s elect because God is the one who justifies them. That links election directly to God's act of justification—the decisive, saving act that declares believers righteous in his sight. So the elect aren’t defined merely by ancestry or by a general appeal to righteousness; they are defined by God’s saving choice and his verdict of righteousness over them. Other uses you’ll see mentions of the elect in different contexts (like a prophetic reference to Israel or a call for God to answer the prayers of those who trust him), but the clearest, defining description in this line is that the elect are those whom God justifies and whom he has chosen to save.