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Webster's defines predestination as the doctrine that God, in consequence of his
foreknowledge of all events, infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation.
A very key element in the proper understanding of biblical predestination is God's
ability to see the future. In other words: biblical predestination isn't an arbitrary
selection process, rather, it's based upon knowing ahead of time how people are
going to react in a given situation; for example:
● Rom 8:29 . . For those whom God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed
to the likeness of His son.
"those whom God foreknew" pertains to all the folks that God was fully aware would
pay attention to the gospel and buy into it.
● Eph 1:13 . . In Christ, you also, after listening to the message of truth-- the
gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in him with the
Holy Spirit of promise.
That particular sealing takes place in real time. However, by His knowing ahead of
time who would believe and undergo the sealing, God was able to put them on a
track that He planned for all such in the distant past.
● Eph 1:4-5 . . For He chose us in Christ before the creation of the world to be holy
and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons
through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
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Webster's defines predestination as the doctrine that God, in consequence of his
foreknowledge of all events, infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation.
A very key element in the proper understanding of biblical predestination is God's
ability to see the future. In other words: biblical predestination isn't an arbitrary
selection process, rather, it's based upon knowing ahead of time how people are
going to react in a given situation; for example:
● Rom 8:29 . . For those whom God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed
to the likeness of His son.
"those whom God foreknew" pertains to all the folks that God was fully aware would
pay attention to the gospel and buy into it.
● Eph 1:13 . . In Christ, you also, after listening to the message of truth-- the
gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in him with the
Holy Spirit of promise.
That particular sealing takes place in real time. However, by His knowing ahead of
time who would believe and undergo the sealing, God was able to put them on a
track that He planned for all such in the distant past.
● Eph 1:4-5 . . For He chose us in Christ before the creation of the world to be holy
and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons
through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
_
