Julie Kimani
November 16, 2015
I have a question that I am trying to sort out in my head, unsuccessfully. My pastor was talking about predestination, God's sovereignty, and free will yesterday. John 6:44, "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." These are those people who are predestined for heaven (Romans 8:30), correct? If that's the case, it seems to me that this insinuates that there will be those that are NOT drawn. Meaning they are predestined not . . .
Discussion on Predestination and the unsaved
Julie Kimani
November 16, 2015
I have a question that I am trying to sort out in my head, unsuccessfully. My pastor was talking about predestination, God's sovereignty, and free will yesterday. John 6:44, "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." These are those people who are predestined for heaven (Romans 8:30), correct? If that's the case, it seems to me that this insinuates that there will be those that are NOT drawn. Meaning they are predestined not . . .
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Question: I am trying to learn how to be ok with GODS decisions for my life and not be angry with them....good, bad, and ugly.... how can I better understand why things happen?
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