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Subject: Predestination question? |
Bible Note: Hi John and Tim! I hope you don't mind my "two cents" on the predestination issue. Tim, you mentioned Romans 5:18. I believe both "all"'s refer to the same group of people - ALL! Here is the hangup. God almighty is omnipotent, omnipresent, etc. Try to imagine Him in the infinite past prior to the creation of the universe. At this time God could see all possible worlds which He could create. He knew if He created the world we are living in now that I would at this very instant be typing these exact words...He also knew that I would become a Christian at age 7, that millions of other people would also become Christians and that still millions more would choose NOT to become Christians. Despite the good and the bad issues of this world, God in His infinite wisdom chose to create this world of all the ones possible. In my opinion this is predestination - God knew who would make which choice, but He did not force any individuals to make any decision. |