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āThose whom He foreknew He also predestinedā (Romans 8:29) does not mean God arbitrarily picked some and rejected others with no regard to anything about us.
It means~ In eternity past, God looked down the corridor of time with perfect foreknowledge and saw who would freely say āYesā to Jesus when the gospel was offered ā and every single one of those people He joyfully marked out in advance (āpredestinedā) to be adopted, justified, sanctified, and glorified.
So predestination is Godās loving response to the free āYesā He already knew you would give ā not a divine decree that forces or overrides your choice.
He foreknew your willing faith, and because He saw it, He predestined you to become exactly like His Son.
Free will and predestination are friends, not enemies ā God simply ratifies and guarantees the free choice He always knew we would make.ā The choices we would make, NOT
Predestination without free will t hat means that all events, including an individual's fate, are determined by God, leaving no room for personal choice or autonomy. This view suggests that people are chosen for salvation or condemnation based solely on God's will, rather than their own decisions or actions. THIS IS NOT ME.