is our lives predestined.?

Answer 1

No.

Free will influences past, present and future.

Answer 2

100% predestined. The reason is man proposes and GOD disposes. Each and every action of ours is predestined. The thing to understand is that we ourselves are the creators of our destiny through our own karmas (deeds) over various births that are given to us. We have been endowed with a faculty to opt between right and wrong action. If our deeds are sinful how can we hope to receive blessings? What we shall sow we shall reap is the true dictum of our destinies.Each and every moment is predestined.we might see some of our planning successful but that was also predestined.From the moment of conception to the birth and the whole journey of life till our last breath is cent percent destined. According to the New Testament, some are predestined for salvation and some are not. Predestination is about our final destination, not every thing we do.Romans 8:27-30 says we are predestined. The predestined is the life that we are actually living as a result of your past accumulated karmas in the past or previous births. Every single action has a matching reaction. Our life depends upon three things, i.e.,Fate,destiny, and freewill. Hinduism strongly believe that one's life is predetermined according to his 'karma'. These are your actions in the past many lives you led that keep returning to give you good or not good returns in your present life. Buddhism does not accept the concept of God. Only 'Karma' and resultant events in one's life. We can control anything within our framework. Hence God gave us freewill. ===== Trisha ======

Answer 3

Well, if you really give it some serious thought-one has to answer --yes.
Now, can one change that predestination, ummmh-yes.

Mankind was predestined to live forever and have fellowship with God.
But-- the fall of man perverted or reversed that destiny with a curse and now man is predestined to suffer death and separation from God because of sin.
But--God intervened and provided a way to re-reverse the curse sin had placed on us.
Now- even though we are predestined to suffer death and hell because of the law of sin and death-we also have an opportunity to change our predestination-" if "- we accept the provision God has made for us. And thats the gospel truth.

Answer 4

Predestination in Christian theology means that God has determined all events beforehand, including the ultimate salvation or damnation of the individual soul.
Today Christianity in general accepts that humanity has free will, though some forms, such as Calvanism, believe that salvation can only be attained by the gift of God. The concept of predestination is also found in Islam.

Answer 5

Would that be fair?
If I was predestined to live to be 90 and be rich etc and you were predestined to live only half that long & struggle to earn a wage or even not have enough to eat. It doesnt make sense. That would make God very unfair & personally I dont think that he is. Predestination? - No

Answer 6

Personally, I don't think so.
To completely break with the traditions of R&S, I'll offer an opposing point of view.
Let's say that the answer is Yes.
That leads to an interesting observation; everything we do is according to a plan.
Unnerving thought, isn't it, that the young man with the hand guns in VA was following a predetermined plan...
I don't want to think that that kind of thing is possible, so that's why I said no.
Of course, predestination is a more likely outcome of intelligent design.
But we're not discussing theology.

Answer 7

There's some hypnotic studies where they hypnotised people who then went back to their pre-birth days. They found they'd chosen the negative things in their life to happen for growth of their soul. That indicates there is some predestined, chosen by the individual.

I had another experience that confirmed that but it's too detailed to get into ; )

Answer 8

Not really. But if you believe in predestination, and you feel that it's already been determined that your life will go a certain way, those beliefs will help shape the course of your life.

Answer 9

Nope. That's not what Calvinism teaches, anyway. Plato's wrong on that one, we make our day-to-day decisions with complete freedom. Criminals deserve the sentence after the crime even if they are trying to make up for it with good deeds before they are hauled off to the judge.

EDIT: Changing my answer a bit, read Jude 4 and think on that. These men were marked out for condemnation to infiltrate the church and mislead people. I believe the Bible, and I'm not going to twist anything around, that's what I read. I think God can do WHATEVER HE WANTS for his purpose and pleasure. So it's a gray area, if he gives me free will do clip my fingernails when I want, fine, if he determines that the next president is determined by how I clip my fingernails, so be it.

Answer 10

No.

If you believe so, try doing nothing at all for the rest of your life. Just sit back every day and watch TV, for example.
See if your future life-partner, pre-destined, walks through the door and persuades you to get married. Let's say that happens (yeah, right!) and you continue to just sit and watch TV all day every day ... Are you beginning to get the idea?

Your life is in YOUR hands and your hands alone.
There is no destiny and your life is not planned in any way whatsoever. Your life, in fact, has no purpose other than what you decide for it.

Answer 11

The Bible teaches that God created man in his ‘image and likeness.’ (Genesis 1:26) Such “likeness” refers to qualities, not physical appearance. For instance, just as the Creator is free to do as he chooses, he has created man with a free will. Out of regard for this, the Creator does not fix or foreordain the path each individual will take. Does this conflict with God’s ability to see into the future? No! To illustrate: A radio enables one to hear world news in the home, but it must first be switched on and the right station selected at the correct time. Likewise with the Creator’s power of foreknowledge; he makes discretionary and selective use of it, showing regard for the free will he gave to man.

The Bible teaches that coincidences and disasters are often a matter of “time and unforeseen occurrence.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11, 12) For example, consider a busy traffic intersection. An “unforeseen occurrence,” such as failing brakes, at the wrong “time” could cause a fatal accident. The Bible does not teach that God is responsible for or foreordains such things. Realizing their personal responsibility, Christians will endeavor to drive with “soundness of mind,” seeing to it that their vehicles are kept in a roadworthy condition.—2 Timothy 1:7.