Predestination is Wrong 4
So the Bible refutes predestination of individuals. The elect are the whosoever. God does not predestine who goes to Hell (and by default, who goes to Heaven).
Note:
God most certainly predestinates events and certainly did predestine to send His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for the World, so that the World, through Him, might be saved. However, God most certainly does not predestinate whom shall be saved. The notion that God determines whom shall be saved is called "unconditional election," and is a false doctrine. Those who would teach it are, by definition, false prophets. To teach false doctrine is, by definition, heresy.
The main, root problem:
The root of the problem with Calvinistic thinking - specifically with the notion that God predetermines who goes to Heaven (and by default, whom goes to Hell) - is pride. These people feel a need to be better than other people in some way and have found no other way to be better. It is a warped way of thinking and it is founded in pride.
In this series, I shall disprove the notion of the predestination of whom shall be saved.
But what about evangelizing?
See, if predestination were true, then why evangelize? If God has predetermined whichtoy person He will send to Heaven and which he will send to Hell, then why are we called to evangelize? God will be sending that person to Heaven or Hell regardless of what we do or do not do.
4/8 - Written 4/2012
Note:
God most certainly predestinates events and certainly did predestine to send His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for the World, so that the World, through Him, might be saved. However, God most certainly does not predestinate whom shall be saved. The notion that God determines whom shall be saved is called "unconditional election," and is a false doctrine. Those who would teach it are, by definition, false prophets. To teach false doctrine is, by definition, heresy.
The main, root problem:
The root of the problem with Calvinistic thinking - specifically with the notion that God predetermines who goes to Heaven (and by default, whom goes to Hell) - is pride. These people feel a need to be better than other people in some way and have found no other way to be better. It is a warped way of thinking and it is founded in pride.
In this series, I shall disprove the notion of the predestination of whom shall be saved.
But what about evangelizing?
See, if predestination were true, then why evangelize? If God has predetermined which
4/8 - Written 4/2012
Good points, Usagi. I'd never thought about it that way. But it is a fact that if God predestines some for Heaven, then he is predestining others for Hades.
ReplyDeleteI do not think God would do that.
It's awesome to go to see this site and reading the views of all colleagues regarding this article. Of course predestination is wrong. As you've said, Usagi, only cultists believe it any more.
ReplyDeleteDon't those Westboro Baptist idiots believe in predestination?
DeleteIf so, enough said right there.