It is written: “Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;”. (Acts 2:23) Calvinists claim that God’s foreknowledge and foreordination are one and the same, ie.., they claim that God foreknows all events because He has foreordained (predestined) all events.... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election (Three)
It is written: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election (Two)
It is written: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined... Continue Reading →
Unconditional Election (One)
It is written: “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29) We have learned that the first major doctrine of Calvinism-total hereditary depravity-is not found in the Word... Continue Reading →
Predestination, Foreknowledge, And Jesus’ Death
It is written: “Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death...”. (Acts 2:23) The Bible teaches us that what God “predestines” is “in harmony with” what He foreknows (cf. 1 Peter 1:2). God’s foreknowledge of an event is not the... Continue Reading →
Appointed To Eternal Life?
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) There are many in the religious world who contend that God predestined some individuals to be saved, and that He predestined most souls to be dammed, regardless of their free will or personal decisions. This doctrine is usually known as special predestination. While the Bible teaches the notion of predestination of... Continue Reading →