The Pros And Cons Of Biblical Predestination

-The belief that God decided at the moment of Creation which humans would achieve salvation.

This world in which all human kind lives in is distorted and filled with sin but we are called to choose to not give in to the sin, to not conform to the work around us and prove our faith is stronger than our sinful desires. God does not control what we choose to do, he may put situations in ones lives that will test ones faith but the person themselves is in control of their fate and what will come from the challenge that lies ahead. Calvin states, “The Lord has still another reason for afflicting his children: to try their patience and to teach them obedience,” (Calvin, 52). God would not try a persons patience or teach them obedience if God knew exactly what would happen, because it is in those trials that he does not know what will

Predestination: A main concept in Calvinism that stated that everyone’s life was predestined, for better or for worse

As was discussed during our first post for the week, Capon (2002) stated, “You judge yourself by taking your stand on the law’s demands rather than on my righteousness which is yours for the believing” (p.368). The Gospel demonstrates that God has provided everything for our salvation including the death of His son. The only thing we need to do is to believe. Kinnaman, S. & Lane, L. (2010) stated, “While other religions teach that something must be done to earn God’s favor and salvation, Christianity teaches that Jesus has already secured our salvation. God reaches out to people in Christ, rather than people reaching out to God” (p.37). It is critical to comprehend that to stand on the law means to try to justify oneself before God on account of our own actions. The truth is, that we cannot follow God’s law to perfection, and can never accomplish what it demands.

Harris, R. L. (1999). 68 אָחַר. (R. L. Harris, G. L. Archer Jr., & B. K. Waltke, Eds.)Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody Press.

Only few people will truly find God and will go to Heaven. It is sad, but it is our duty as a Christian to guide other to Christ and to do our best to live by example. To live a Christ-like life. From then on, time can only tell

Predestination, in the dictionary, is said to be "the doctrine that God in consequence of his foreknowledge of all events infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation." Scripture has 2 very good passages for defining what predestination is: Jeremiah 1:5 which says "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." God is talking about Jeremiah in this passage and how God chose him before time; he was predestined for his job. Romans 8:28-30 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed

In the Bible, they say that any man, woman, or child who has accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior will be spared from the wrath of God, That they will be “saved” and brought to heaven so they do not have to endure the torture because they believed in him.

The history of how the Bible came into existence has been explored for centuries and is an active area of study today. There are many facets to the Bible and each has its own set of unique characteristics and teachings. The Old Testament is considered a contemporary guide for daily living, even though it was composed hundreds of years ago. Where did the Old Testament come from? What are some of the influences that shaped the Old Testament? What are the significant events of the Old Testament? In order to gain a better understanding of the Old Testament and its message to Christians, special consideration is given to its historical and cultural context, and to the major milestones in its development. Personal application of the teachings offered in this section of the Bible should be the aspiration of all Christians today.

John H. Walton’s Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible is broken up into fourteen chapters. Those fourteen chapters are each part of one of five sections. This book also contains over twenty historical images. Before the introduction, the author gives readers a full appendix of all images used in this published work. The author then gives his acknowledgements followed by a list of abbreviations.

It is usually the author who will interpret intentionally and will produce a single and specific meaning of a text, though the Scripture carries ‘multiply complex senses by God’, according to Jewish and Christian tradition . He may interpret it according to his cultural values, community and language that he is familiar with. Nevertheless, this issue may bring the argument of if a meaning is interpreted correctly is the task of a reader, who could be the one that is creating the meaning, while reading the text concerned, instead of an author. Hence, the meanings should remind independently, ‘regardless of what the author meant or of what later readers understand from them’. In the usually case, some readers will read whatever the text is interpreted and will perceive that the author has done an excellent interpretive task, particular it is related to an archaeological point of

Everyone must accept God as their savior or they will go to hell. This is a very familiar message that is preached by Christian religious leaders in places of worship around the world. As simple as this message may seem, the way it is delivered to the people makes all the difference in either turning them into believers, or scaring them away from religion altogether.

In verse 23, God said “I will have pity on Not pitied” which can mean free from earthly countries and a calling for all people to come to God (Ferreiro 13). Later in the verse, God said ‘Not my people, You are my people’ which points to the church who saves (Ferreiro 13). Ferreiro mentions that the ‘not my people’ are actually the Gentiles and when the people abide by the New Covenant they will be free and saved (Ferreiro 13). ‘The Twelve Prophets’ by Alberto Ferreiro mentioned a lot of different interpretations of the verses but from what is understood, the main message is God will not judge a sinner harshly and that there is forgiveness in Jesus.

In editing this book, Clouse hoped "that these [four] articles [and responses would] aid the serious student of Scripture in formulating his or her own conclusions concerning the interpretation of the millennium."

Both these quotations show, according to the bible, that God has already planned out our life-from the time that we are born to the time of our death.