Predestination (3): Pre-Augustinian

Predestination is no secret! That is to say, it is revealed to us in God's Word. We cannot say which per­sons are elect and which are reprobates. But we know from the Bible that some people are elect and some are not. Some people see the marks (kenmerken) of their election. If this could not be true, there would be no sense to the admonition: Strive to make your calling and election sure. Some people are vessels of wrath. These vessels of wrath sin willfully, sin against the Holy Spirit, have...