or existentialism!?!? Why!?
2007-01-16 17:40:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You cannot state that we obviously have free will, what we do could be destiny
2007-01-16 18:11:50 · update #1
I belive in predestination. Our destination is set but how we get there and how long it takes is up to us.
2007-01-16 17:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
Predestination concerns God's decision to create and to govern Creation, and the extent to which God's decisions determine ahead of time what the destiny of groups and individuals will be.
I believe that God gave us free will to make our own decisions, and these decisions determine our fate/destiny. Karma (actions) determines what we must live out, therefore it is all within our own hands. It is not pre-dertermined by God.
Existentialism can be seen as a philosophical movement that rejects the belief that life has an inherent meaning,
I believe life (on Earth) *does* have an inherent meaning. That is discovering our own divinity and why we have found ourselves on the physical plane. I believe we descended to the physical plane due to our own passions and desires which can only be saisfied on the physical plane. Eventually we come to realize that physical passions and desires can never replace the love we had with the Creator, so we begin to search for a higher purpose. Only then can we begin the ascent back to the kingdom of heaven from whence we came.
2007-01-17 01:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe when it refers to us then no on predestination. I believe we have complete control over each moment and control to choose what our next experience shall be.
There maybe certain experiences that may appear to limit ones control however; depending on the situation at that moment that appears to align with this, it is because of some past experience of a prior moment and our "free will" of the choice we made that led up to the limitation of now.
2007-01-17 01:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Predestination has to do with whether we have the ability to look to God for salvation, and the Bible indicates that we do not. This is not however a predestination to Hell, or else this would make God the author of sin. That gives us a free will, but only to do evil except for God's intervention. To me this makes sense, if we were to have the ability to "make a decision" for God, then God would by definition be weak and hoping for us to make decisions for him, and I don't find any evidence for this in the Bible.
2007-01-17 14:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Predestination would mean God predestines people to go to hell.
God's will is that no man should perish. But we all have a choice and that's why many do perish, we do not follow God's will.
2007-01-17 02:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by SJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in both. When I was 18 I had a preminition that I would never marry an American. I never did. I saw my destiny, my future and my fate, which is not always a bad thing.
2007-01-17 01:58:30 · answer #6 · answered by Laela (Layla) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grew up a Calvinist, but never could accept predestination.
2007-01-17 01:48:30 · answer #7 · answered by bata4689 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe things are predestined.
2007-01-17 03:28:12 · answer #8 · answered by dalan0201 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
2007-01-17 01:50:19 · answer #9 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When we take stock, our consequences and experiences are ultimately caused by choices we make. Everyone has the freedom to choose, irrespective of influences, and we are responsible for those choices. Freedom of choice always carries with itself responsibility.
2007-01-17 01:55:13 · answer #10 · answered by pshdsa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋