There is ample evidence in scripture, and little dispute, that God has elected and predestined those to to be saved whom he has given the ability to believe in Christ's complete payment, once and for all, for all their sins on the cross.
Here are a few of the scripture references to that effect.
There are, however, those who claim that the bible also teaches that God has predestined others to damnation, in effect creating them solely for destruction.
There is scant evidence,...