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  2. Chosen people - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, "chosenness" is the belief that the Jews, via descent from the ancient Israelites, are the chosen people, i.e., chosen to be in a covenant with God.The idea of the Israelites being chosen by God is found most directly in the Book of Deuteronomy, [4] where it is applied to Israel at Mount Sinai upon the condition of their acceptance of the Mosaic covenant between themselves and God.

  3. Election in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Old Testament applies the term "elect" (Biblical Greek: ἐκλεκτος; Biblical Hebrew: בָּחִיר) to the Israelites insofar as they are called to be the chosen people, people of God, or faithful to their divine call. The idea of such an election is common in Deuteronomy and in Isaiah 40-66. [1]

  4. People of God - Wikipedia

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    While the council distinguished between the Jewish people and "the new People of God", Carl E. Braaten has said that, being somewhat analogous to the expression "chosen people", the term "People of God" suggests a persisting trend of supersessionism in the church, and that the expression "People of God" implying that the church is the same ...

  5. List of Bible dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    A Bible dictionary is a reference work containing encyclopedic entries related to the Bible, typically concerning people, places, customs, doctrine and Biblical criticism. Bible dictionaries can be scholarly or popular in tone.

  6. Category:Online Scripture Search Engine - Wikipedia

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    Websites offering browsing and search functions on the text of scriptures (Jewish, Christian or Muslim). Pages in category "Online Scripture Search Engine" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

  7. The Chosen One - Wikipedia

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    Adam, "The Chosen One", the first man in the Bible or First man in the Qur'an nicknamed Adam-I-Safi; LeBron James, American basketball player nicknamed "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett, American wrestler nicknamed "The Chosen One" Jesus, often referred to as "The Chosen One" (see names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament)

  8. Unconditional election - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Grace in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The merit of man before God in the Christian life arises from the fact that God has freely chosen to associate man with the work of his grace. The fatherly action of God is first on his own initiative, and then follows man's free acting through his collaboration, so that the merit of good works is to be attributed in the first place to the ...