Romans 9
22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
Matthew 25
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Revelation 13
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Now, the above passages are a reference to "Absolute or double predestination", so that God had long since decided which individuals would be saved or not - Which was decided long before He created the world.
So, then this is is what it means to be chosen, prepared, or predestined in the above passages - As this is directly referring to "Absolute or double predestination" (saved or not saved) according to the ontology of Martin Luther and John Calvin.
However, there are some Christians here who have made the mistake of refuting "Absolute or double predestination" based misquoting, or misinterpretation of the following:-
2 Peter 3
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
But of course, God doesn't want anybody to perish, but we need to interpret this passage in the wider context of Christian cosmology - So that God has created each and every individual with specific impulses, inclinations, and tendencies - So that some people are predisposed, and naturally more inclined to disbelieve or reject Christ than others.
Also, God is omniscient with perfect knowledge about the future, and knows every last detail about future events - So the future is effectively set in stone - and the future also co-exists besides the present tense - Although trapped inside this 4-dimensional space-time continuum we are unable to perceive the future.
Now, God not wishing anybody to perish is like your husband or doctor who has urged the woman to quit smoking l'est she should die of lung cancer - Which is the most likely prognosis for chain smokers, and the nearest equivalent to God's Absolute foreknowledge about what would happen to anybody who is a chain smoker.
Thus, God has created different people with differing impulses, inclinations, and tendencies, and he knows the end result of such tendencies as to whether they are saved or not.
Now, God not wishing anybody to perish is consistent with the Theory of Absolute or double predestination - As those who are damned would be damned by their so called 'free will' working in tandem with their natural impulses, inclinations and tendencies.
So, now do you see how 2 Peter 3:9 - And such similar verses in the Bible - do Not in anyway contradict the Theory of Absolute Predestination; but on the contrary, the above passage is wholly and perfectly consistent with the Ontology of Absolute predestination - Presupposing, that we understood this passage correctly in the wider context of Luther and Calvin's absolutism?
So, therefore God has predestined individuals to be saved or not by virtue of his Creatorship - Since, he created individuals with specific impulses, inclinations, and tendencies - So that some are more prone to be damned than others - But this is perfectly consistent with God not wanting anybody to perish - Since he created humankind for the sake of love, so that each and every individual would have a special place and role in the creation - But it is such individualism which are the basis of most people falling by the wayside, according to Matthew 7:13, 14 - The downside of individual tendencies (Which will lead to most people's destruction) was never intended by God when he created Man - Hence, 2 Peter 3:9 is still true, and perfectly consistent with the Ontology of Absolute Predestination - That every event in the universe was preordained by the Creator.
Now, here is further evidence of Predestination:-
John 6
44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
65 And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
That is, no one can be drawn to Christ, to believe and follow him unless they have been specifically chosen, prepared, or predestined by the Creator.
Whether saved or not, your position in the Ontology is constant and cannot be changed - Since, the virtual reality of this universe - Philosophical idealism - is underpinned by a Super-complex algorithm which is CONSTANT.
Discuss.
22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
Matthew 25
34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Revelation 13
8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Now, the above passages are a reference to "Absolute or double predestination", so that God had long since decided which individuals would be saved or not - Which was decided long before He created the world.
So, then this is is what it means to be chosen, prepared, or predestined in the above passages - As this is directly referring to "Absolute or double predestination" (saved or not saved) according to the ontology of Martin Luther and John Calvin.
However, there are some Christians here who have made the mistake of refuting "Absolute or double predestination" based misquoting, or misinterpretation of the following:-
2 Peter 3
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
But of course, God doesn't want anybody to perish, but we need to interpret this passage in the wider context of Christian cosmology - So that God has created each and every individual with specific impulses, inclinations, and tendencies - So that some people are predisposed, and naturally more inclined to disbelieve or reject Christ than others.
Also, God is omniscient with perfect knowledge about the future, and knows every last detail about future events - So the future is effectively set in stone - and the future also co-exists besides the present tense - Although trapped inside this 4-dimensional space-time continuum we are unable to perceive the future.
Now, God not wishing anybody to perish is like your husband or doctor who has urged the woman to quit smoking l'est she should die of lung cancer - Which is the most likely prognosis for chain smokers, and the nearest equivalent to God's Absolute foreknowledge about what would happen to anybody who is a chain smoker.
Thus, God has created different people with differing impulses, inclinations, and tendencies, and he knows the end result of such tendencies as to whether they are saved or not.
Now, God not wishing anybody to perish is consistent with the Theory of Absolute or double predestination - As those who are damned would be damned by their so called 'free will' working in tandem with their natural impulses, inclinations and tendencies.
So, now do you see how 2 Peter 3:9 - And such similar verses in the Bible - do Not in anyway contradict the Theory of Absolute Predestination; but on the contrary, the above passage is wholly and perfectly consistent with the Ontology of Absolute predestination - Presupposing, that we understood this passage correctly in the wider context of Luther and Calvin's absolutism?
So, therefore God has predestined individuals to be saved or not by virtue of his Creatorship - Since, he created individuals with specific impulses, inclinations, and tendencies - So that some are more prone to be damned than others - But this is perfectly consistent with God not wanting anybody to perish - Since he created humankind for the sake of love, so that each and every individual would have a special place and role in the creation - But it is such individualism which are the basis of most people falling by the wayside, according to Matthew 7:13, 14 - The downside of individual tendencies (Which will lead to most people's destruction) was never intended by God when he created Man - Hence, 2 Peter 3:9 is still true, and perfectly consistent with the Ontology of Absolute Predestination - That every event in the universe was preordained by the Creator.
Now, here is further evidence of Predestination:-
John 6
44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
65 And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
That is, no one can be drawn to Christ, to believe and follow him unless they have been specifically chosen, prepared, or predestined by the Creator.
Whether saved or not, your position in the Ontology is constant and cannot be changed - Since, the virtual reality of this universe - Philosophical idealism - is underpinned by a Super-complex algorithm which is CONSTANT.
Discuss.
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