First off, I never said that there’s connection between election and righteousness.
I never said anything about election and righteousness, so I don't know why you bring this up.
We are elected to salvation.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Finally, you have answered the question I've asked a number of times.
Now, what does the "U" in TULIP stand for?
I’m agreeing with the article that states Christ saves.
And you know that this isn't the issue at all.
As to what God is choosing people for, that’s easy. His glory.
Uh, no. You JUST said "we are elected (chosen) for salvation".
So, that (salvation) is what we are chosen FOR.
Listen, everything is for His glory. You're just trying to throw a blanket on the issue here.
Election is FOR salvation. And you JUST said as much. Thank you again.
What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,
— Romans 9:22-23
And yet, there isn't even a mention of election here.
btw, you should know that the Greek word in v.22 cannot mean "prepared", since 'katartizo' means to mend, fix, repair, adjust to fit, etc.
The Greek word for 'prepared' in v.23 DOES mean that.
No one was prepared for destruction. That's a huge heresy.
Well, now we're finally at the crux of election.
Calvinists claim people are elected TO salvation. That means God chooses (and that choice is unconditional) who to save.
But, 1 Cor 1:21 says that "God is pleased...to save those who believe". Hm. This verse refutes the Calvinistic notion of election.
If election is 'unconditonal' as TULIP indicates, than 1 Cor 1:21 was extremely poorly worded. One could even say ERRONEOUSLY worded.
Belief is a condition. IF you believe, you will be saved. That was Paul's answer to the jailer who asked what he MUST DO to be saved.
So, TULIP is unbiblical. Salvation is NOT unconditional.
There are NO verses that say that people are elected to salvation.
There are many verses that say that people are saved by faith, by believing in Christ, which is a condition.
I have presented no straw men here, only what the Word of God says. And it doesn't say that God elects people to salvation unconditionally.
Thank you for the opportunity to shed biblical light on your canons.