predestination

"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified."...

Hello. I've watched many of R. C. Sproul's and other videos on predestination, and I don't get it completely. I understand that Semi-Pelagianism is the idea that God knows who's going to be receptive to the gospel and who isn't. So that's out. So is it that God causes babies to be born knowing...

I'm posting this under Kitchen Sink, because I want those not claiming Christianity to be able to contribute. Within what I say here, I want it understood, though, that I am assuming the meaning of 'God' to be, among other things, the absolute Omnipotent, a person, (i.e. not a mere mechanical...

Many times, in many threads concerning, in particular, the question of whether God deciding all things makes him the one to blame for sin, and turns erstwhile free-willing agents into robots programmed to 'choose' what they do, and makes their choices mere illusion. In these threads, I have...

Hi, would love to hear some feedback (both pro and con) on this discussion about Christian Transhumanism, Hyper Calvinism, Simulation Theory, Quantum Archaeology, Hell and the Lake of Fire. I also make a case for a literal interpretation of the Bible and the Calvinist worldview.

I don’t quite understand. There is several verses in romans that sounds a lot like predestination. There is also a ton of verses that talk about making the choice to follow Christ. I want to believe free will. The idea that God decides who is gonna follow Him and who He’s gonna throw in Hell I...

Hello, This is a question to those who hold to predestination as meaning salvation is by destiny (God being the determiner of it) apart from men's will playing any role to be able change his doomed fate, since really all christians believe in some form of predestination because the apostles...

Everyone (or almost everyone?) agrees with Eph 2:8-10 Ephesians 2:8-10 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good...

Referring to Ezekiel 33:8 and Acts 20:26. I believe God is a righteous all-knowing God. I believe that he dearly loves his bride. My question is: We have chances every day to testify for Jesus and many times God urges us to speak to certain people. What happens when we are disobedient. Would...

Predestination is never, ever, ever, that of lost man unto salvation. Predestination is always that of a saved man unto a glorified Christ's-image-bearing resurrection body. That's what you get if you let the scriptures speak for themselves, in context, and with defining cross-references...

I always ponder which side was correct. Everyone always debates this. In Christianity, I wonder why there are so many disagreements, denominations as well as opinions when we are to not to be confused. I don't think God would make these matters this confusing and hard for us to understand. I...

A well presented, biblical case for how to deal with the virus from Pastor Jeff Durbin. Should we obey the government if following their orders destroys families by destroying the economy? Yours in the Lord, jm

--Or does it apply to the rest of the believer's life? Monergism generally only refers to the regeneration of the believer being the work of God alone --that is, that we do not even cooperate in our own salvation by "accepting" or being an active agent in receiving the Lord. God alone chooses...

This is a reply to Cis.jd, where I am unable to reply within the thread, since replies have been closed off: Cis.jd says: "The way i cite scripture isn't by cherry picking verses and taking part in an "interpretation battle" but using references in the Bible (or just general theology) "For...

I’m going to try to keep the OP short and to the point and I will kindly ask that everyone please just stick to the topic of the thread. We’re not here to interpret scriptures, we can go round and round all day and never accomplish anything that way because everyone has their own opinions on...

This comes from a study I'd done a long time ago, that was basically a list of "items" given to us from God. On this list basically is a bunch of traits that could fall into "fruit of the Spirit" category. So this exposition is basically about Scriptures I'd found related to faith. The more...

Therefore being justified by faith....... 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we...

(Theological brain teaser time:) Maybe seems like an odd question? Yet considering Scripture passages like "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." And Abraham says to Issac "God will provide Himself a sacrifice." Indicate some inkling of knowledge of a redemption plan. Also that the...

I’ve recently seen another aspect of Revelation 13:8 and Revelation 17:8 that I think is interesting and I’m curious about the EO’s view on this. A person explained to me that the names written in the book of life before creation could be referring to an elect group that was chosen by God who...

I've always suspected that saint Augustines Manichean past was the reason why he so emphasized predestination over the other Church Fathers and this disertation lays out a good explanation for why that would be. Augustine, Manichaeism and the Good A dissertation was written to explore the...