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Predestination, as John Calvin defines it in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, is “God’s eternal decree, by which he compacted with himself what he willed to become of each man.
There are possibly no two other terms in the field of theology more commonly confused and misunderstood than the terms foreknowledge and fore-ordination, or the more familiar word, predestination. Both these terms have this in common that they are Scriptural terms, each referring to some definite p
The truth of predestination, as taught in the Scriptures, is rarely heard from the majority of pulpits -- even in churches which claim to be Reformed. Dr. James Daane has made a point of this in some of his latest writings. He has said that predestination is no insisted that sovereign, double predes
Predestination: What the Bible Says Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart Scripture: Romans 8:14-39
(1) Introducing Double Predestination Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart Series: Belgic Confession 16 Scripture: Ephesian 1:1-14 Article 16: Eternal Election. We believe that, all the posterity of Adam being thus fallen into perdition and ruin by the sin of our first parents, God then did manifest Himse
Predestination is a particular application of God’s all-encompassing determinate plan that pertains to the eternal destiny of all mankind. God ultimately determines the final destiny of man by choosing His own out of the world and ordaining them, out of free love, to eternal life and passing by the
Predestination is the foundation of the antithesis. The Mother Promise grounds predestination—and therefore the antithesis—in Jesus Christ. God gave his mercy and grace to certain persons in Jesus Christ, electing those persons to salvation and faith in Christ. Likewise, he withheld from other certa
Unconditional Predestination (double predestination, election and reprobation) is also indisputably set forth in the Word of God. God has elected us unconditionally, not because of foreseen faith-see Ephesians 1:4. Notice in this passage that God chose us, not because of our holiness, but that we sh
For the scriptural picture of predestination has a stronger frame than that of infralapsarianism. The Arminian must by virtue of his humanistic philosophy hold to the element of chance. Perchance a given sinner will believe in Christ. But there is also the chance, a much greater chance that he will
And the predestination of God is the eternal decree of God,. whereby he hath ordained either to save or destroy men; a nlost certain end of life and death being appointed unto them. Whereupon also it is elsewhere called a fore-appointment. 47 Again: Furthermore, God by his eternal and unchangeable c