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2007-01-24 16:46:31 · 8 answers · asked by lifeseeker 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. Predestination is mentioned in the bible. I don't believe in destiny. It's the same as luck or fate.
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.
Ephesians 1:5 - Having predestinated us utno the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
2007-01-24 16:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IS OUR ultimate destiny predetermined? Do the choices we make in life have no effect on our future?
How unloving and unjust Jehovah God would be if before we were born, he predetermined the course we would take and then held us responsible for our actions! He does not do this, for “God is love,” and “all his ways are justice.” (1 John 4:8; Deuteronomy 32:4) Having given us freedom of choice, he did not at the same time ‘determine from eternity whom he would save and whom he would damn,’ as believers in predestination assert. Freedom of choice precludes predestination.
The Bible clearly shows that the choices we make will alter our destiny.
God appeals to wrongdoers, saying: “Turn back, please, every one from his bad way and from the badness of your dealings . . . that I may not cause calamity to you.” (Jeremiah 25:5, 6) This appeal would be pointless if God had already fixed each individual’s destiny.
Just from this, what do you think?
2007-01-25 00:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fate, no, predestination, yes. But I believe in the predestination of Calvinism, not an Arminian interpretation of either predestination or Calvinism.
2007-01-24 17:06:54 · answer #3 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Yes I believe you create your own destiny by your actions. No, I don't believe in predestination.
2007-01-24 17:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I also believe that you choose you own path. But in the end you will be where you are supposed to be.
2007-01-24 16:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by jayden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Maybe thats why deep down we really can't change ourselves.
2007-01-24 16:59:07 · answer #6 · answered by philosofurrier 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a degree.
Free will does exist for most.
2007-01-24 17:10:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES no such thing as LUCK!!!
2007-01-24 16:51:38 · answer #8 · answered by THE WAR WRENCH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋