I believe that God has predestined our salvation, rather than us having the free will to chose when and how it happens. The Bible stated clearly that God has “predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,” (Ephesians 1:5). God must have predestined history at least to a precise point, in order for His prophecies to be fulfilled. He indicated many times that He had sent Jesus to earth for just that reason.
In Luke 4:43 Jesus tells his followers, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose." Therefore clarifying that God had completely planned the trials that Jesus would encounter and have to go through. Also in John 12:27 Jesus says, “Father save …show more content…
A few examples would be Abraham, King David and the tribe of Judah. The apostles were determined by Jesus, even including Judas, who He knew would betray Him. The Greek word “eklektos” is used by Jesus to describe those who were chosen by God. John 15:16 says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give to you.” In this verse, Jesus is telling the apostles that He was the one that chose them for God’s work, and that it was not their own …show more content…
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. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.” We should know and be sure that God knows us much more than we know ourselves and that God has worked something great into every individual feature of our lives. For whoever he had known before, he did predestinate for them. God has an infinite sense of knowledge, he knew that specific people would abide by Him and aim to be as Jesus was, and therefore he predestined that, that would be
In Luke 4:43 Jesus tells his followers, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose." Therefore clarifying that God had completely planned the trials that Jesus would encounter and have to go through. Also in John 12:27 Jesus says, “Father save …show more content…
A few examples would be Abraham, King David and the tribe of Judah. The apostles were determined by Jesus, even including Judas, who He knew would betray Him. The Greek word “eklektos” is used by Jesus to describe those who were chosen by God. John 15:16 says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give to you.” In this verse, Jesus is telling the apostles that He was the one that chose them for God’s work, and that it was not their own …show more content…
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. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.” We should know and be sure that God knows us much more than we know ourselves and that God has worked something great into every individual feature of our lives. For whoever he had known before, he did predestinate for them. God has an infinite sense of knowledge, he knew that specific people would abide by Him and aim to be as Jesus was, and therefore he predestined that, that would be