by Kyle Campbell<\/p>\n
Are some people predestined to be saved while others are predestined to be lost? If this is true, would it make any difference for one to do right if he is predestinated to be lost?<\/p>\n
Predestination is definitely a Bible topic, but not in the way that espouses that every individual has been handpicked by God to be either saved or condemned. The critical question is, “Did God predestinate the man or the plan?” God predestined a system of salvation by grace through faith in Christ. God did not set up the popular system of predestination for the following reasons:<\/p>\n
God chose a plan of salvation through Jesus (Ephesians 1:3-14). We cannot control who will obey no more than God can. God, in His sovereignty, could control man like a robot, but He chose not to do so. Whatever happens to us will be determined by our individual response to God’s predestined plan of salvation.<\/p>\n
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad<\/em>” (I Corinthians 5:10).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Kyle Campbell Are some people predestined to be saved while others are predestined to be lost? If this is true, would it make any difference for one to do right if he is predestinated to be lost? Predestination is definitely a Bible topic, but not in the way that espouses that every individual has…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[562],"class_list":["post-69853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-predestination"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52372,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-we-gods-puppets\/","url_meta":{"origin":69853,"position":0},"title":"Are we God’s puppets?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: About predestination and foreknowledge: God gave us a mind of our own, but He already knows what we will choose. 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Hamilton Text: Ephesians 1:3-14 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The confusion over predestination isn\u2019t due to understanding that it exists; rather, the questions is who was predestined and for what purpose. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cthe doctrine that God in consequence of his foreknowledge of all events infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation\u201d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14521,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-you-explain-foreknew-and-predestined-to-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":69853,"position":3},"title":"Could you explain “foreknew” and “predestined” to me?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 15, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have struggled for years with the \"foreknew\" and \"predestined\" parts. I believe the Bible 100% and actually understand what is being said; however, there is something I can't quite get. Maybe I can ask my question this way: I am blessed with two grandsons. God knew from the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37783,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/calvinism-and-the-great-commission\/","url_meta":{"origin":69853,"position":4},"title":"Calvinism and the Great Commission","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Wayne Jackson John Calvin (1509-64) was a religious reformer and theologian. 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