Predestination
The doctrine that God has foreordained all that will come to pass, especially concerning the salvation of individuals. Romans 8:29-30 outlines a chain: foreknown, predestined, called, justified, glorified. Ephesians 1:4-5 says God 'chose us in him before the creation of the world' and 'predestined us for adoption to sonship.' This doctrine has been debated throughout church history, with Calvinists emphasizing unconditional election and Arminians stressing God's foreknowledge of human free choices. Both traditions affirm that salvation ultimately originates in God's grace and purpose rather than human initiative.
Verses about Predestination
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Romanos 8:29
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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Romanos 8:30
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
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Efésios 1:5
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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Efésios 1:11
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own…