Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

• Describe why the doctrine of election is central to Christian theology.
• Explain why God’s act of electing cannot be played off against his love.
• Define and describe Supralapsarianism.
• Define and describe Infralapsarianism.
• Define and describe the Free Will Tradition on election.
• Identify the tendency in each traditional approach to make election about humanity rather than God.

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Does the notion of divine election necessarily clash with the vision of a loving God?