\nThe initiative in salvation comes from God, not from us. It is God who loves us first, God who elects us and delivers us from the power of sin and death. Therefore what counts is not so much our knowledge of God as God\u2019s knowledge of us (Richard Hays,\u00a0First Corinthians<\/em>, 138).<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nFor further exploration of this theme,\u00a0Known by God<\/em>, be sure to see Brian Rosner\u2019s work, a significant volume on what is a key topic, identity.<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 Cor 8:3 states, \u201cbut anyone who loves God is known by him,\u201d and based on this Richard Hays writes: The initiative in salvation comes from God, not from us. It is God who loves us first, God who elects us and delivers us from the power of sin and death. Therefore what counts is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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