Here is yet another line of evidence against the view "chosen in Him" refers to our individual election for salvation.
Ephesians 2:1-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Made Alive in Christ
2 And you [a]were dead [b]in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the [c]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, [d]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [e]mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead [f]in our transgressions, made us alive together [g]with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
Footnotes:
However, in Romans 8:33 we see that no charge can be made against God's elect. The only possible solution is we were not elect individuals when our life before salvation played out.
Romans 8:33 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;
The more you study God's Word, the more evidence you find that the election in Ephesians 1:4 was corporate.
Ephesians 2:1-5 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Made Alive in Christ
2 And you [a]were dead [b]in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the [c]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, [d]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [e]mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead [f]in our transgressions, made us alive together [g]with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
Footnotes:
- Ephesians 2:1 Lit being
- Ephesians 2:1 Or by reason of
- Ephesians 2:2 Lit age
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
- Ephesians 2:5 Or by reason of
- Ephesians 2:5 Two early mss read in Christ
However, in Romans 8:33 we see that no charge can be made against God's elect. The only possible solution is we were not elect individuals when our life before salvation played out.
Romans 8:33 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;
The more you study God's Word, the more evidence you find that the election in Ephesians 1:4 was corporate.
