Why do we get antsy about the E-Word?

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Our church just started preaching through the book of Ephesians, and it took a whopping two weeks before we hit a hot-button theological topic! That being, of course, election, or God’s gracious purposes, his holy and infinite wisdom and will in saving sinners by faith in Jesus. His heart to redeem sinful people from all walks of life and welcome them into His family (Eph. 1:4-6).

A word with so much good news attached to it—and so much baggage, too. There are many reasons for this, of cours...