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Proper vs Improper
Motive for Evangelism

3. Paul did not endure one thing that the elect obtain eternal glory. They already
had eternal glory and Paul stated that he endured all things that the elect may obtain

another salvation in addition to eternal glory.

4. The elect may or may not obtain this additional salvation. Yet they are still the
elect of God. Eternal glory will be theirs whether they obtain this additional salvation

or not.

The motive for those who believe in salvation from sin by grace alone is the same
motive Paul expressed in 2 Tim. 2:10. The motive is not to make children of God or

to populate heaven, but to bring to the elect the gospel of the grace of Christ that they
may obtain this additional salvation. There are several places this additional type of
salvation is taught:

1. Rom. 10:1 “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they
might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not accord-
ing to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about
to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righ-

teousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that
believeth.” In this passage we learn that Paul desired and prayed that Israel be saved
from her ignorance and from going about trying to establish their own righteousness
through the works of the law. Moreover, he taught that Christ has already completed

the law for righteousness. Thus, God’s people in ignorance were not submitting them-
selves to the truth of salvation by grace.

2. Acts 2:40 “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save

yourselves from this untoward generation.” We are living in a wicked and ungodly
world. We need to save ourselves from this living our lives after the whims of this
wicked and ungodly world. We do this through knowledge of the truth and living after
the laws, commandments, and teachings of God found in his word and preached to us

by God’s ministers.

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