PREDESTINATION - NYOBS 11.08

RABBIT TRAIL FROM NYOBS 11 - CALVINISM

PREDESTINATION - RABBIT TRAIL

• First Word – All are predestined for eternal life – somewhere.
• Election proceeded from God’s love and sovereign good pleasure – into separation – into obedience – into adoption – into salvation – into Sonship.
• Predestination – For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son.  Rom 8:29
• When God chose or elected some before the earth was made to be predestined to salvation, it was proposed that it was because in His omniscience, that He “foreknew” that they would be drawn to Christ and in the finality of things, accept Him. (Something that they would do)
• This cannot be the case, as scripture teaches, that election is not based on God knowing the action or reaction of man to His will. – It is a solely a gift from God.
• God does not predestinate some to “NOT believe”.  That would be “Double Predestination”, considering man is already not drawn to God in his current fallen state.
• Election flows from God’s own initiative according to His design, His purpose, His council and His will.  Man’s destiny is in conformity to God’s eternal plan.
• The Apostle Paul was Hell bound till God chose him and predestined him to eternal life.
• Free Will conflict - The Holy Spirit knows the will of God and imparts wisdom, knowledge and truth to the Elect – When you know the truth, you want it – are drawn to it – want more of it – and have the ability to lay hold of it – therefore it does not conflict with man’s free will to chose it. – When you know the truth, it will set you free.
• Think now – Along with those predestined, the plan of redemption was also predestined.  - It must be remembered that in God’s eternal plan, it also included His Son, who was predestined to die on the cross.
• Predestination in scripture is always presented with the intent of God’s willingness to embrace ALL who will believe. – All who believe become “predestined” to Eternal Life.
• Election/predestination is an “effectual calling” which draws forth faith which salvation demands, commands and requires.

1 Cor 15:8-9 – God Chose Paul

8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. NKJV

Acts 9:15 – Chosen vessel

15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, KJV

Phil 2:12-13 – God’s purpose is at work in you.

12 -continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. NIV

John 16:13 – The Holy Spirit guides you into ALL truth

13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. NIV

John 8:32 – The truth sets you free

32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

1 Cor 12:7-9 – The Spirit gives wisdom and knowledge

7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, NIV