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In Christianity, particularly within the theological framework of Calvinism, election involves God choosing a particular person or group of people to a particular task or relationship, especially eternal life. Election to eternal life is viewed by some as conditional on a person's faith, and by others as unconditional.
Christian democracy includes elements common to several other political ideologies, including conservatism, liberalism, and social democracy. In the United States , Christian democratic parties of Europe and Latin America, deemed conservative and liberal respectively in their geopolitical regions, are both generally regarded as farther left ...
The Christian democrats also won the women's vote in their respective countries due to the pro-family policies of Christian democrats. [232] Christian democrats pursued decentralization policies during this time, encouraging regionalism in Germany, Italy, and Belgium. This was sought with increased favor as a result of experiencing fascism. [233]
Election is first and foremost centered in Christ: "He chose us in him" (Ephesians 1:4a). [6] Christ himself is the elect of God. [7] Regarding Christ, God states, "Here is my servant whom I have chosen" (Matthew 12:18; cf. Isaiah 42:1, 6). [8] God audibly declared to Christ's disciples, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!"
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Unconditional election (also called sovereign election [1] or unconditional grace) is a Calvinist doctrine relating to predestination that describes the actions and motives of God prior to his creation of the world, when he predestined some people to receive salvation, the elect, and the rest he left to continue in their sins and receive the just punishment, eternal damnation, for their ...
The European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) is a European political party exclusively working on promoting Christian values. [8] The party unites national parties and individuals from across Europe who share policies influenced by Christianity , largely following the ideals of Christian democracy and the Christian right .
In Christian theology, conditional election is the belief that God chooses for eternal salvation those whom he foresees will have faith in Christ. This belief emphasizes the importance of a person's free will .