Elect Exiles

The issue of election versus free will can be a complicated.  If you are a believer did God choose you or did you choose him?  What we see from the story of Peter is that both ideas are true.  One thing that is for certain is that once we have begun following God we will become exiles.  We will be strangers living in a strange land.  Following God will sever relational ties and prevent us from fitting in the way we once did.  The good news is that God is there for us and so are our fellow exiles, following God on the same journey.