No - not at all.
They had a choice to be made. They made the wrong choice. In their so doing they established what God had predestined to take place.
If they had made the other choice - they would have established that they were predestined to do something else.
First off Marvin, thank you for your humane response.
Now, the $64,000 question - Is God's predestination based upon man's free choice, or is man's free choice based upon God's predestination?
It seems to me that we've been through this quite a few times now. The predestination of all things that happen in God's creation in no way eliminates the freedom of the creation to make choices nor the judgment of God concerning the consequences of those choices.
It seems this makes God an earthly man. Let me explain.
Whatever you do today Marvin, I, EmSw, predestine you to do. It makes no difference what you choose to do, it will be according to my predestination for you. You can argue with my predestination, or you can accept my predestination, but, it will be as I pre-determine.
If you choose to eat chicken today, that's my predestination for you. If you choose to eat something else, that's my predestination for you also. You see, I have all bases covered, for whatever you choose to eat, I predestined it. You can change your mind a hundred times, but it will always be according to my predestination for you.
You don't need to know what I've predestined, for that is only for me to know. But know this, whatever you choose, establishes the fact I've predestined your choice what to eat.
You need to print out a copy of the WCF so that you won't keep making mistakes like you so often do.
WCF
Chapter III
Of God's Eternal Decree
I. "God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass;yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established."
I see how this works. I just need to write something down and it's truth. Let me explain.
I will write this, and this establishes what I write as truth.
I. "God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; and so thereby, God is the author of sin,
and violence is offered to the will of the creatures; and the liberty or contingency of second causes is taken away, and established."
Just because I write it down, it is established, and many will believe what I wrote, because I, a man, wrote it down. Many won't believe what I wrote; that is because I predestined them not to believe, and have established their damnation for not believing.
Now, don't use any reason or rationale to try explain my predestination, for it is far above your understanding. Just accept it Marvin. Let me give you little light into my wisdom Marvin. I know in my omniscience that you won't believe what I wrote above. Therefore, I am going to predestine that you don't believe me. And you will suffer any consequence of not believing. Remember, it's all your fault you don't believe, and I get glory for predestining you not to believe.
To show you I know the truth, we will wait to see if you believe or not.
Now you understand. Good job.
The choices of men establish what God has predestined in His wisdom to take place.
Good, now you understand. Your choice not to believe what I wrote establishes my predestination for that choice of yours. My wisdom of far beyond yours, so don't even think about questioning my predestination for you. Just accept it.
No - Read the 1 Corinthians passage again above.
He planned all along to provide a recourse for man's rightful judgment of Hell.
There is recourse for our sinful lives. "Christ and Him crucified!" Have you heard the good news?
I will also give you the remedy for your unbelief of what I wrote. If you will believe the Hindu version of salvation, you will be forgiven of your predestined unbelief and live forever. Since I know you won't believe that either, I will predestine you to eternal damnation also. I will not choose you for life Marvin, for you are an unbelieving sinner and deserve eternal damnation.
No - He has opened set the Kingdom of God before you and bids you enter.
It's a narrow gate - "Christ and Him crucified." "Believe on the Lord Jesus Chirst and you shall be saved."
Marvin, I have opened the kingdom for you. Just believe what I said and be saved. But, I predestined you not to believe, so these words aren't for you. I wrote them to show you of your zero chance of eternal life. But remember, you are the one who freely choose to not believe what I wrote, so it's all your fault.
To the contrary my friend.
"I know whom I have believed and I am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have entrusted to Him against that day."
Your invitation still stands and will stand until the day you die. I hope to see you in Heaven.
I implore you to put away your gospel of human merit and trust in Christ's accomplishments at Calvary as your only hope of salvation.
I implore you to put away your gospel of predestination and trust that God determines according to your ways and deeds in this life, and not before you have any ways and deeds.