SOTERIOLOGY 101, Provisionism [ Calvinists of course can be excluded.]

[Presby02]

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[FreeInChrist]

I’m a lifelong Buckeye, which some say means I’m an inedible, good for nothing nut! But we’re still National Champions!


Rom 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

This is the predestined objective of God in and for those who believe; to conform us to the image of Jesus.

Eph 1:3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

This shows God predetermining the character of those who would believe.


…In love 5he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—…


Here , the means of inclusion, adoption into God’s family, is predestined.

The use of “us” in these verses refers to those who are already believers, and Paul is talking about what God predestined those who would believe to be. He does not say that we are predestined to believe, but that those who God foresaw would believe would be adopted into his family and that they would be holy and blameless.

We are not predestined to believe... those that God foresaw would believe..... A great description of free will to me and acceptance when we do believe. I cannot include the predestined term in that because predestined covers being hand picked, and foreknowledge covers what is known about you and the belief you will accept.

Doug

 

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Tulip