When are God's Elect Justified?

[Scott Downey]

Matthew 13, the only ones Jesus says are saved are those who bear good fruit to God. They hear the word and understand the word (accept the word Mark 4:20) and bear a lot of good fruit, as in 30 to 100 times over.
This is not a small amount of good fruit bearing,

22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

 

[Scott Downey]

Do you believe in the Word of the Lord?
If so you will also be careful; and zealous to do good works.
By this you are fulfilling the word of the Lord for you and bringing glory to God.

Our lovely Apostle Paul would tell you the same thing in person, if you were with Paul.

Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

Titus 2:7
in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

Titus 2:14
who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

Titus 3:8
This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Titus 3:14
And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.

Do Not Judge​

37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39 And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit​

43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil [i]treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Build on the Rock​

46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was [j]founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [k]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”

Matthew 7

The Narrow Way​

13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [c]Because narrow is the gate and [d]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

You Will Know Them by Their Fruits​

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

I Never Knew You​

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Build on the Rock​

24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

 

[brightfame52]

Something your missing
God ordained that we bear good fruit.

You missing,

None of this is about what men do.

 

[JBO]

A person is given faith because they have already been Justified. Justified by Faith in those verses is Justified by Christ, faith represents Christ in those verses.

People are not given faith. It is acquired. For some it takes lots of time and energy. For others, such as some of us who were raised in a Christian home, it can come quite easily. Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

And in the verses you are likely referring to are mistranslations found in the KJV.

 

[brightfame52]

People are not given faith. It is acquired. For some it takes lots of time and energy. For others, such as some of us who were raised in a Christian home, it can come quite easily. Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

And in the verses you are likely referring to are mistranslations found in the KJV.

Faith to believe was acquired by Christ and He gives it them He died for and redeemed. Only the redeemed, justified are given Faith to believe in Him that redeemed them

 

[JBO]

Faith to believe was acquired by Christ and He gives it them He died for and redeemed. Only the redeemed, justified are given Faith to believe in Him that redeemed them

Faith to believe was acquired by Christ?? Where in the Scriptures do you read that? The fact is that nonsense is nowhere to be found in the Scriptures either directly or indirectly. To have faith and to believe are from the exact same verb in the Greek. Faith and belief arre from the exact same noun in the Greek. To speak of the faith to believe is an oxymoron. It is total nonsense.

Faith is NOT a gift.

 

[Scott Downey]

People are not given faith. It is acquired. For some it takes lots of time and energy. For others, such as some of us who were raised in a Christian home, it can come quite easily. Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

And in the verses you are likely referring to are mistranslations found in the KJV.

Faith can grow you know.
But God gives to all faith that saves for those He saves. It is enough as it is sufficient.

Not all have the same amount of faith given to them by God, some have more some less. And God can increase your faith.

Paul teaches this and also to do the good things of the ministry God has called us to do in proportion to the faith He has dealt to us.

3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

 

[Scott Downey]

Grace, Faith, Belief , Salvation are all the gift of God given to those God saves.
He does all these things as they are all the things He works in our life for our good, for the sake of Christ, that Christ will have brothers.

God foreknew if He did not do it this way, that no one would or could believe the gospel.
Sad state that man is in you know, due to their sin and Satan who had real power, even though he stole it by deceit, being a liar, deceiver of the whole world and murderer from the beginning (Adam and Eve who died).


KJ21
For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God—
ASV
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
AMP
For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
AMPC
For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
BRG
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
CSB
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—
CEB
You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed.
CJB
For you have been delivered by grace through trusting, and even this is not your accomplishment but God’s gift.
CEV
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.
DARBY
For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift:
DLNT
For by grace you are saved through faith. And this is not from you. It is the gift of God—
DRA
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;
ERV
I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
EASY
When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God's gift to you.
EHV
Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
ESV
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
ESVUK
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
EXB
·I mean that [or For; Because] you have been saved by grace through ·believing [faith]. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
GNV
For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,

 

[JBO]

Faith can grow you know.
But God gives to all faith that saves for those He saves. It is enough as it is sufficient.

Not all have the same amount of faith given to them by God, some have more some less. And God can increase your faith.

Paul teaches this and also to do the good things of the ministry God has called us to do in proportion to the faith He has dealt to us.

3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

I think you are grossly misunderstanding of what Paul is saying there, but I won't bother trying to correct it.

 

[Scott Downey]

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

So we read for the sake of Christ, God granted you your belief in Christ. Which means otherwise you would have not believed in Christ.
Written clear as day. Reason you believe is God intervened in your life giving you your faith. Faith and belief are the same end result, you are of God and not of the world or Satan.

29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, 30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

 

[JBO]

Grace, Faith, Belief , Salvation are all the gift of God given to those God saves.
He does all these things as they are all the things He works in our life for our good, for the sake of Christ, that Christ will have brothers.

God foreknew if He did not do it this way, that no one would or could believe the gospel.

That is all pure Calvinist gobbledygook.

Sad state that man is in you know, due to their sin and Satan who had real power, even though he stole it by deceit, being a liar, deceiver of the whole world and murderer from the beginning (Adam and Eve who died).


KJ21
For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God—
ASV
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
AMP
For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
AMPC
For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
BRG
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
CSB
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—
CEB
You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed.
CJB
For you have been delivered by grace through trusting, and even this is not your accomplishment but God’s gift.
CEV
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.
DARBY
For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift:
DLNT
For by grace you are saved through faith. And this is not from you. It is the gift of God—
DRA
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;
ERV
I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
EASY
When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God's gift to you.
EHV
Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
ESV
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
ESVUK
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
EXB
·I mean that [or For; Because] you have been saved by grace through ·believing [faith]. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
GNV
For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,

KJV For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

NASB For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Firs,t know that there is no "it is" in the Greek manuscripts; it has been inserted in translation. It is the word "that" from the Greek "τοῦτο" [touto] in the phrase "that not of yourselves" that refers back to the first phrase of the sentence. But the Greek word touto is a neuter pronoun. Therefore, it cannot be referring to either of the words grace or faith which in the Greek are feminine nouns. Rather it must according to Greek grammar be referring to the entire phrase "For by grace you have been saved through faith". So it is, quite as we should expect, Paul is telling us that salvation is the gift of God.

 

[brightfame52]

Faith to believe was acquired by Christ?? Where in the Scriptures do you read that? The fact is that nonsense is nowhere to be found in the Scriptures either directly or indirectly. To have faith and to believe are from the exact same verb in the Greek. Faith and belief arre from the exact same noun in the Greek. To speak of the faith to believe is an oxymoron. It is total nonsense.

Faith is NOT a gift.

All the Spiritual blessings needed for Salvation is provided by the Death of Christ Rom 8:32

32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

He gives Faith and Repentance Acts 5:31

31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Repentance and Faith go together

 

[strepho]

Salutation, fellow Elect.

I'm one of God's Elect. Body of christ consists of the election.

Romans chapter 8 .
The election are already judged. They are predestined, chosen before foundation of the world.

Cosmos in Hebrew to English = world, universe, creation., foundation.

Ephesians chapter 1
First Peter chapter 1
Romans chapter 11

The election we're judged in first earth age. Because they stood against satan rebellion. Devil led one third of God's children in rebellion against God in first earth age.

2 Peter chapter 2 to document thier was first earth age.
Kadabal is world wide flood. Killed all the dinosaurs. God shook the foundation of the world. We have weather patterns. Four seasons year. First earth age was subtropical. Archeologists in tundra region, found woolly mammoths preserved. Butter cups in thier mouth.

Revelation chapter 12.
Satan had a political system in first earth age . One third of God's children followed satan. Satan wanted the Mercy seat, to be messiah.

Ezekiel chapter 28.
God sentenced Lucifer in first earth to lake of fire. He's dead man walking.

John chapter 3

We're here in flesh, second earth age. To decide to follow satan or Jesus.

Those with free will have individual choice.

God's election dont have free will. Jesus can intervene in the election lives.

The difference between predestined and freewill.

Corinthians chapter 2

Majority have spirit of stupor.
Election have holy spirit.

Psalm chapter 49:19

Many people will have to wait until millennium is over to have access to Jesus.

You need holy spirit to guide you through to paradise, where Jesus is.

Not difficult to understand.

If anyone needs help.
I recommend shepherds chapel, pastor murray.

Thiers dvds/videos on.
Spirit of stupor
Election
Seal of God

It's your decision.

 

[brightfame52]

The Scriptural Logical case for Eternal Justification

Justification being an act of God, in his eternal counsel and purpose, before the world began; Rom.8:29,30,33
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

The Eternal God doesnt Justify on reasons outside of Himself and His Eternal Purpose in Christ Eph 3:11

11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 4

 

[honeycomb]

“When are God's Elect Justified?”​

… before the foundation of the world.

Ephesians 1:4-6 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

PEtRA

 

[brightfame52]

Its reasonable to conclude that the elect have been Justified from everlasting from their sins before God, if He was setup as their Surety from everlasting, if that was the case, their sins were then laid upon Him. We believe that a everlasting covenant did exist in the Godhead because of scriptures like Heb 13:20

20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

The old patriarch David said 2 Sam 23:5


Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

This covenant was shewed to David Ps 25:14

The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

 

[Johann]

Obey Him how?

By trying to do what? @Bob Estey

Keep Moses law and commandments.. to be "justified"?

= No.

An Apostle According to the Faith
by Pastor Ricky Kurth


In his epistle to young Pastor Titus, the Apostle Paul spoke of his apostleship in a unique way, saying,

“Paul…an apostle…according to the faith of God’s elect…” (Titus 1:1)

What could Paul have meant when he said that he was made an apostle “according to the faith of God’s elect?”

Well, the word “elect” means chosen, of course. When we have an election, we choose a candidate to be our leader. And when it comes to God’s elect, even the Lord’s enemies knew that He was God’s chosen (Lu. 23:35). You yourself became part of God’s elect when you believed the gospel and God placed you “in Christ” (I Cor. 1:30). That’s how it has always worked, in every dispensation. Isaiah identified the Lord Jesus as God’s elect (Isa. 42:1 cf. Mt. 12:18,19), but later identified believers in Israel as God’s elect (65:9,22).

But when Paul said that he’d been made an apostle according to the faith of God’s elect, that can’t be talking about the faith that we put in Christ to become part of the elect. Our faith didn’t come along until long after Paul was made an apostle, so he couldn’t have been made an apostle according to that faith. Whatever faith he’s talking about here, it must have existed before Paul was an apostle, and he was made an apostle according to it.

Here it helps to remember that the phrase “the faith” can refer to a body of truth, as it does when Paul and Barnabas “returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch…exhorting them to continue in the faith” (Acts 14:21,22). We see this same definition of the phrase “the faith” when Paul later helped some churches become “established in the faith” (Acts 16:5). In these verses “the faith” clearly referred to the body of truth given to Paul. That’s the thing in which believers should be established, and that’s the thing in which they need to continue, as those verses—and others—insist (cf. Rom. 16:25; Acts 13:43, I Tim. 4:16, II Tim. 3:14).

And that’s what the phrase “the faith” means in Titus 1:1 as well. The body of truth that was given to Paul existed in the mind of God before the world began, and Paul was made an apostle according to it. That is, he was made an apostle to reveal that faith and preach it, and make known that body of truth. Paul calls it “the faith which should afterwards be revealed” (Gal. 3:23) because while it existed in the mind of God before the world began, he says that God “manifested His word through preaching, which is committed unto me” (Tit. 1:3). It is the message of God’s grace, and it is the reason Paul wrote that he had “received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations” (Rom. 1:5).

Have you been obedient to the faith, and “obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you” through Paul (Rom. 6:17)? Paul says that God will impute His very own righteousness to us “if we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

No matter what dispensation you are in, the gospel has to be obeyed. Under the kingdom program for the Jews the gospel was faith plus works, and even some priests were “obedient to the faith” (Acts 6:7), the faith of Acts 2:38, the work being baptism. But that was the faith that had to be obeyed in the nation Israel. God then raised up Paul “for obedience to the faith among all nations” (Ro.1:5), with a message of faith without works that had to be obeyed “from the heart” (Ro.6:17). When told to bring a sacrifice Abel obeyed from his hands, and when told to go to the promised land Abram obeyed from his feet. But when the message is faith without works, “with the heart man believeth unto righteousness” (Ro.10:10) and are saved without works.

obedience to the faith -- Here at the beginning of the book Paul informs us that "the faith" is something to be obeyed among all the nations (Jew and Gentile.) Heb_5:9; Rom_10:16; 2Th_1:8; 1Pe_4:17;

And lest we forget what Paul is meaning by faith, he reminds us again at the end of the book, Rom_16:26, so we shouldn't make any mistake about what he is talking about when he uses this word.

Erroneous doctrines are built on mis-defining Paul's usage of faith in this book. [ υπακοην G5218 N-ASF obedience πιστεως of the faith G4102 N-GSF ]

The desired response to the gospel message is “obedience that comes from faith” ( Rom_15:18; Rom_16:26 on obedience and Rom_1:16-17; Rom_10:17). - EBCNT


“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification” (Romans 4:24,25).

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31).

Obedience to the faith @Behold

 

[brightfame52]

The elect of God are eternally Justified before God because of their acceptance by Him, having been chosen in Him before the foundation of the world. Eph 1:4-6

4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

This word accepted is the greek word charitoó:

to make graceful, endow with grace I favor, bestow freely on.

Its the very same word used when the Holy Spirit inspired Luke to write of Mary Lk 1:28

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Hence due to their election in Christ, they are in a highly favoured Justified state with God, and this according as He chose them in Christ before the foundation of the world. 4

 

[Dan Clarkston]

When are God's Elect Justified?

No need for you to concern yourself with this because gay people and those that support the gay people are living in sin and cannot be elect.

 

[brightfame52]

Ps 103:17

17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

I do not think it will be argued that Justification by Faith is a very great mercy to experience in this life. This mercy was not just random or by chance , or by freewill, but was established as a sure mercy from everlasting. God, the everlasting God, Preached the gospel of Justification to Abraham centuries ago Gal 3:8

8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

which is referring to Gen 12:3

3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

But now what was the previous bases for this Mercy ? I believe it was the everlasting Covenant which is what Ps 103:17 is referring to, as the Mercy from everlasting.

I believe Jesus coming in the incarnation was a effect of that Covenant and why He is called the promised mercy.

Lk 1:67-73,77,78

67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,


77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, !

So Christ coming to die for His People is the fruition of the everlasting covenant. His coming was an act of mercy, in that He would give himself, his soul an offering for sin, for the transgressions of God's People.