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1 | Free will and predestination co-exist? | Rom 8:29 | jrankrum | 178226 | ||
Can you shed some light on "predestination"? It confuses me that God has predestined us to be as Christ but yet we have free will? | ||||||
2 | Free will and predestination co-exist? | Rom 8:29 | ebrain | 178250 | ||
The passage of Scripture you refer to indicates that it is by His "foreknowledge", that He predestined us to be saved. What we are not told is the exact nature of His foreknowledge, Could it be I wonder that He knows in advance just how each individual will respond, when exposed to the Gospel? , and therefore only those who He knows will respond positivelyare predestined to be saved?. I have more to say on this, but would like to see what others think first. ebrain |
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3 | Free will and predestination co-exist? | Rom 8:29 | kalos | 178255 | ||
Foreknowledge (Source: www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/election.htm) 'Occasionally someone will suggest that God's election is based on His foreknowledge of certain events. This argument suggests that God simply looks into the future to see who will believe, and He chooses those whom He sees choosing Him. Notice that 1 Peter 1:2 says the elect are chosen "according to the foreknowledge of God the Father," and Romans 8:29 says, "whom He foreknew, He also predestined." And if divine foreknowledge simply means God's knowledge of what will happen in advance, then these arguments may appear to have some weight behind them. '....But that is not the biblical meaning of "foreknowledge." When the Bible speaks of God's foreknowledge, it refers to God's establishment of a love relationship with that person. The word "know," in both the Old and New Testament, refers to much more than mere cognitive knowledge of a person. Such passages as Hosea 13:4-5; Amos 3:2 (KJV); and Romans 11:2 clearly indicate this. For example, 1 Peter 1:20 says Christ was "foreknown before the foundation of the world." Surely this means more than that God the Father looked into the future to behold Christ! It means He had an eternal, loving relationship with Him. The same is true of the elect, whom we are told God "foreknew" (Romans 8:29). That means He knew them--he loved them--before the foundation of the world.' ____________________ To read more go to: www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/election.htm Grace to you, Kalos |
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