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Predestination - christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-06-17 15:07:00 Predestination was doomed from the start.When they inquire into predestination, they are penetrating the sacred precincts of divine wisdom. If anyone with carefree assurance breaks into this place, he will not succeed in satisfying his curiosity and he will enter a labyrinth from which he can find no exit. For it is not right for man unrestrainedly to search out things that the Lord has willed to be hidden in Himself; nor is it right for him to investigate from eternity that sublime wisdom, which God would have us revere but not understand, in order that through this also He should fill us with wonder. He has set forth by His Word the secrets of His will that He has decided to reveal to us. These He decided to reveal in so far as He foresaw that they would concern and benefit us. ... John Calvin (1509-1564), The Institutes of the Christian Religion (III, xxi, 1)For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, ...
By: Christian Quoter
Final Objection to Predestination
2008-04-28 09:00:00 I’ve posted much on the topic of predestination lately. I have posted a general definition here, on its definite nature according to the counsel of God’s will here, and finally on the two-edged sword of double predestination here. The two primary objections to predestination are the hyper-Calvinist error of double predestination, and the ...
Double Predestination?
2008-04-14 19:42:00 My church attendance has been absolutely lousy. Normally, I work an opening shift on Sunday–which means that I go in at 6:00 am and I’m off at 4:00 pm. This is not a good Sunday work schedule for a church goer, since it means that I’m working right through the service. This Sunday, however, ...
Predestination: Anything But Arbitrary *UPDATED*
2008-02-26 19:41:00 I think that an obvious objection to predestination is that the election is, by its nature, unconditional. Most people take that to mean random or arbitrary. If that were so, then it logically leads to fatalism. You then end up with the following thought process: Why go and preach the gospel as we ...
Pressing into Predestination
2008-02-19 19:56:00 Last Sunday I preached the first sermon where I have ever publicly addressed the topic of predestination. In my sermon I promised to provide some additional material in this week’s journal entry for those who want to study it more. So this entry includes resources, both books, essays and online material for those who want to press into predestination. These resources are not meant to be exhaustive but extensive. The bulk of the material supports and further explains the conclusions I presented and is categorized as “reformed literature”. For the purpose of fairness, I have provided some materials from those who do not deal with the biblical material in the same way and end up with far different conclusions. (more…)
How Can You?
2008-01-16 22:55:00 How can you present predestination without offending people? The only way you can present predestination without offending people is by not presenting it because it offends people. By the very nature of predestination, you are saying or presenting that God plays favorites and the usual weak rebuttal is that an all loving God would not do ...
Predestination vs. free will
2008-01-14 06:55:00 Does God predestine us or do we choose him of our own free will? As pointed out by J.P. Holding at Tektonics, the question boils down to a dichotomy: “Does God foreknow because he foreordains or does he foreordain because he foreknows?” I tend to believe the latter. In a very loose sense, I believe ...
predestination/free will
2007-10-29 08:30:00 Abe: Before you go further - we will hear you further, but we just want to say one thing to you. There are all kinds of things that many people believe, like cancer, that you don’t necessarily want to hold in your consciousness and activate within yourself. And so we really do not see ...
Free Will or Predestination?
2007-07-27 18:30:00 John Shore has solved the theological problem of Free Will or Predestination in his blog. Well, he didn’t solve it, he just explained it in the best way possible, that cannot be proven wrong by properly understood scripture. “When we’re outside of God’s grace–when we’ve chosen to be Fallen Independent Types–we have free will, because ...
What Is Biblical Predestination? - God's Eternal Purpose
2007-05-08 00:26:00 Biblical Predestination GOD has an "eternal purpose" in all that He has done. GOD, in absolute sovereignty, carries out this "eternal purpose." The one theme that runs through the entire Bible is the glory of GOD. Creation, man, CHRIST, salvation, Christians, the Church, etc. all, in fulfillment of GOD's "eternal purpose," will glorify His name. GOD created man in His own image but man fell and thus separated himself from GOD. Man, as a totally depraved sinner, cannot, in himself, bring glory to GOD's name. GOD DOES NOT SUFFER DEFEAT! Despite sin, His "eternal purpose" will be accomplished. GOD has made certain that His "eternal purpose" is accomplished. HE HAS PREDESTINATED IT! To clearly understand what the Scriptures teach about predestination it is necessary to have a definition of the word. The dictionary states that "predestination" means, "To decree beforehand." It means to predetermine. A spiritual definition is given in the Scofield Bible which states that "predestination...
By: The Good Report
Predestination vs Freewill in Islam - Quranic inconsistencies [Digg]
2007-05-01 22:04:00 An ex-Muslim shows the verses in the Quran that blatantly contradict each other. A must see for all moderate and progressive Muslims. |
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