(theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
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predestination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foreordination, predetermination, preordination |
| Type of | theological doctrine |
| Has types | election |
| Derivation | predestinarian, predestinationist, predestine |
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Lewis, on the other hand, blatantly puts Freedom over and against predestination.
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For example, teaching on predestination may vary in terms of three considerations.
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Unlike some Calvinists, Lutherans do not believe in a predestination to damnation.
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When it comes to predestination vs. human agency, Lewis cannot be called Calvinist.
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They believe that in human life there is a both free will and predestination.
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Predestination, God's Knowledge, and Future Contingents, early 14th century, trans.
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These arguments are deeply concerned with the implications of predestination.
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This concept is seen clearly in the doctrines of predestination and total depravity.
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Predestination, in theology is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God.
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- Previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
- (predestined) foreordained: established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"
- Predestination is a religious concept, which involves the relationship between God and God's creation. The religious character of predestination distinguishes it from other ideas about determinism and free will. ...
- The Calvinistic doctrine of predestination is a doctrine of Calvinism which deals with the question of the control God exercises over the world. In the words of the Westminster Confession of Faith, God "freely and unchangeably ordained whatsoever comes to pass. ...
- (Predestined) (Acts 4:27-28) These verses tell us that Christ's death was no accident. It was part of God's sovereign purpose. He was predestined by God the Father to die. Everything about Christ's death was planned, even the free actions of sinful people. ...
- (Predestined) set aside in a special category [here]
- The foreordination of all things by God, including the future of men
- This is a controversial doctrine promoted by John Calvin and other theologians. God has divided humanity into two groups: a small percentage of people who God will save and who will attain heaven. ...
