Predestination

In the context of Bible knowledge predestination means previous determination or decision by God's action. Conversly fate is an irresistible, irrational power determining all events with no manifest connection with reason, God or righteousness. Philosophically a blind nature of things in a chain of inevitable events. Foreordination and predestination are Christian beliefs taken from Biblical teaching which denote the rational and righteous order and decree of God. Foreknowledge is God's antecedent knowledge of all things and events, which are different to his foreordination. For example the Bible teaches us that all are called but few are chosen (Matt 22:14).

Some additional examples which point to predestination below:

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, (Ephesians 1:4-5)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose (Romans 8:28-30).

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).

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 (Romans 8:29).

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you (1 Peter 1:20)

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:44). 

Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began (2 Timothy 1:9).

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you (John 15:16). 

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (Ephesians 1:11-12). 

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed (Acts 13:48).

See Calvinism and Arminianism 

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