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Corporate Election is a doctrine and interpretation arising from passages in scripture regarding election and predestination. Traditionally the doctrine of election has been individualistic where God chooses the specific persons who will be saved from damnation and He makes this choice prior to the creation of the world. In corporate election, it is the church that is choosen prior to creation and not necessarily specific individuals though some theologians who recognize corporate election also hold to individualistic election. Corporate election has received considerable support from the New Perspective On Paul which holds that many of the passages by the apostle Paul that are prooftexted for individualistic election are about God's choice of a new people on the basis of their faith in Jesus Christ instead of on the basis of birthright and adherence to the Mosaic law. Hence these passages are not about the selection of individuals for salvation. Advocates of corporate election recognize that God chooses individuals, but these choices are for specific tasks and not specifically for salvation. Another angle on corporate election regards Jesus. Jesus is God's elect, and the church has it's election through abiding in Jesus. Corporate election is of interest to some free will theists who are not satisfied with the traditional view of Conditional Election . Corporate election allows for the possibility that people may freely become members of the choosen body and they may freely leave the chosen body, hence becoming a member of the chosen is a matter of free will and not a matter of being specifically chosen before the beginning of one's existence. For the business definition, see Corporate Governance . |
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