Predestination- (2 Peter 3:9)
Has God
predetermined who will or will not go to heaven? The term predestination in the context of salvation
literally means: knowing
who to choose or own before the beneficiary's decision will be made in agreement with the
call to salvation. God who is omniscient already knew in eternity
past who would respond in agreement with His offer of eternal life through
Christ Jesus by faith (Ephesians
1:3,12).
God predetermined that
salvation would be by grace through faith in Christ crucified alone.
Thus, all are afforded the opportunity to be saved (Titus 2:11). God never
predestined that people would go to hell (2
Peter 3:9).
As a matter of fact, hell was purposefully and exclusively prepared for Satan and his angels (Matthew 25:4). While it is both
true and tragic that people are going to hell... they do so at their own choosing. God has purposed that people would
be born to be born again(1 Timothy 2:4). This required God's
offer of salvation and man's responsibility to receive God's gift of eternal
life by faith. God will never save anyone without their consent (John 1: 12).
Predestination has to do
with more than just going to heaven. God has predestined that all who would
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ would be conformed to the image of Christ (Romans
8: 29).
It is to every Christian’s advantage to grow in the likeness of Christ.
Life external and internal do not exist apart from Christ (John 15: 1,5). The biblical perspective of God's
work of predestination unto salvation is that God achieved it for us so that we
can freely choose to receive it by faith (Ephesians
2: 8-9).
Would you reject God
offer or willingly accept it by faith alone in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son. “Salvation
is found in no- one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men
by which we must be saved”. (Acts 4:12)
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