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Originally Posted by BrotherEastman
Okay, I know there are some smart people out there so I have to ask the question.....seriously, because I don't know.
I do know this however, God is omnipresent, God is omnipotent, and God is omniscient. Because I know these things I am confused about "predestination".
Does God "know" who is going to go to heaven and who is going to go to hell? If God already "knows", then what difference does it make if we serve Him or not? Is it because we don't "know"?
Somebody give me a good thought out answer and not just some "pat" answer.
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1. God knows everybody whoever lived, or who is alive.
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Romans 8:29 says he predestinated a certain class of people.
3. That predestination is to being conformed to the image of His Son.
4. The class said to be predestinated is those whom God foreknew.
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Romans 11:2 identifies the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israelites) as the ones whom he foreknew.
Therefore, predestination has to do with Israelites being conformed to the image of Christ.
Ephesians 1:11 places our inheritance in Christ along with our predestination. By being in Christ, we have an inheritance. Predestination is, like justification, sanctification, and glorification, only found in Christ. One enters into the destiny predetermined by God for His people by being in Christ.