"predestination," "election," "chosen," "foreordained," "called,"
that is not important for us because only God knows who is elected and he told end from the beginning.That no one can understand for we are in the time and father is in the eternity.
We are to do his will hear in the time according to His commandments.
We live within the laws and rules that God has set for us but he is outside of these. It is important to understand that God's perspective is quite different than ours. So that means we can both be completely Predestined and have free will, because God has seen the end and is outside time, he knows who is going to search and select him, but that does not mean that we must chose as God determines, we still have free will.
(Isaiah 55:8-9)
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. I mean that God doesn´t determine what we choose. Still he already knows how we will choose, just like he new what Eve or Judas will chose, but He did NOT caused them to sin.
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Salvation was planned in eternity, but made known in time.What does it mean that salvation was planned in eternity? Eternal life was promised in the eternal counsels of God before time began.
ReplyDelete“Acknowledge the truth which leads to godliness, in hope of eternal life, promised before time began and manifested in due time.” – Titus 1:1-3
(1 Peter 1:12)
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels lo...ng to look into these things.