Predestination

      Every day in our lives and everything we do involves some degree of decision making or choice selection either mental or physical. We start making choices and decisions from the moment we wake up everyday to the second we sleep. Some decisions we make are blatantly obvious to ourselves because of our need to reflect on the choices before choosing. However, most decisions we make throughout the day are made without much thought. We are even, quite often, unaware that

Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus make an unusual pair; Erasmus a polite and cautious scholar, Luther a bold and outspoken priest. Because of this, Erasmus’s pacifism can be quite appealing. He can seem the hero trying to free us from the slavery of God’s unapologetic will. However, when the points of their dispute are disassembled, one would find that Erasmus lacks a strong biblical argument; many times due to his attitude towards the topic. Luther’s zeal is found to be a huge asset in making

In this world our race, location, family, and social class are already predetermined. We do not get to choose the position we are born into. Since we live in a world where most of our choices are made for us, some of us are luckier than others. Some people are born to better circumstances in life paths because of luckier predestined factors and qualities afforded to them. Because of the status in which we are born into, the journey we set ourselves on in life is a preconceived path that can be very

People believe that genuine freedom of choice is not always possible because our decisions and actions are determined by factors beyond our control. This view is known as Determinism. There is also an extreme form of determinism known as ‘hard determinism,’ in which they believe that every demeanor can be traced to a cause, although they may disagree about what those causes are. The idea of determinism poses a difficult issue to the concept of ‘free will’. Are we able to make free choices if all

Some individuals may not trust that destiny is something that honestly exists on the planet. This bit of the populace questions that there is anything that is really intended to be or expected to happen believing that there is dependably a route around disturbing dilemmas, realizing that it isn't important to turn out only one certain way. They assume that whatever happens in their lives comes as a consequence of the choices that they make with their own through and through freedom. Others, nonetheless

It’s Your Choice St. Augustine answered a question, which was, “why did God give freedom of the will to men since it is by this that men sin?” His answer was, basically maybe God did not really give us freewill for us to sin, but something bigger, such as reward and punishment. We chose to do good or bad knowing that rewards and punishments comes from either one. God did not give freewill, but this is something that just had to come about for being a human being is what I grasp to understand from

Introduction Ever since the Fall we have been unable to physically restore our Eden experience on our own. Nor could we fix the mistake that Adam started with either good living or hard work. No council could be gathered, no theologian could negotiate their way out of our deserving judgment. We were indebted with total sin, unable to choose good from bad running around since birth with no clue as to who are or what was in us. It could be described as lost, death and blind sheep aimlessly moving

Predestination Predestination is one of the most widely debated topics in the Christian world among many denominations today. There are many differing views and it is a harder topic to explain and understand. Often this topic is argued by twisting or taking the bible out of context. On the other hand many people truly don’t understand predestination and what it means or what it is. Others don’t want to understand predestination because of their fear that it might be truth. This paper will be outlining

The Apostle Paul, Saint Augustine & Martin Luther Their impact on the Christian Faith March 12, 2009 The Apostle Paul, Saint Augustine, and Martin Luther have been three very important figures in the Christian church. Each went through a unique personal experience that changed the course of their lives. Those experiences were important to them and they should be important to anyone of the Christian faith

Life Does Not Get To Have A Title As time passes, the question remains of whether or not our lives are predetermined or if we get to choose our own destiny. The question of whether or not God or any other power in the universe has already made plans for us, or if the outcome of our own decisions will shape our lives. Every single person starts off with a certain position in society, and has the opportunity to grow from that place and become the person that they are meant to be. Fate and freewill