predesination

  1. T

    Predestination- What does it mean?

    Hello Brothers and Sisters. Curious, prior to Calvin’s double predestination theology, what did the church believe predestination meant?
  2. T

    Pre/Double Destination Differences Question

    I cannot wrap my head around the difference in predestination vs double predestination. My best answer is that in predestination God simply new beforehand who would believe, where with double predestination He actively makes the non elect reprobates. Is this right? Can anyone spoon feed me...
  3. BrotherJJ

    Predestined = A Plan With A Path

    Eph 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, (MY NOTE: Predestined to what? To the ADOPTION by Jesus Christ to himself) Rom 8:29 For those ""God foreknew"" he also predestined to be conformed to the image...
  4. Ceallaigh

    Does going against John Calvin mean going against God?

    In this video John MacArthur reads objections to Calvinism's doctrine of predestination, and says the comments go against the sovereignty of God. It sounded more to me that the comments went against John Cavin's doctrine. Or should both considered one and the same?
  5. C

    Doctrine of Election Livestream TODAY 5 PM EST - feedback wanted!

    Bring questions and objections to the doctrine of election in Calvinism. Livestream starts at 5 pm EST. Rick is my friend and I'm very interested in people, especially Arminians (i'm neutral and do not hold a strong opinion of soteriology), to show up with questions/comments/objections to the...
  6. Mark Quayle

    A Way to Look At Free Will is to Consider What Merely Actually Happens.

    Before I begin, I want to mention that the reason I identify myself as Reformed is not because I agree with them, but that what they believe more closely resembles what I believe than any other theological line does. Please do not judge what I mean to write by the nomenclature. There is...