predestination

Bring questions and objections to the doctrine of election in Calvinism. Livestream starts at 5 pm EST. Rick is my friend and I'm very interested in people, especially Arminians (i'm neutral and do not hold a strong opinion of soteriology), to show up with questions/comments/objections to the...

1) No verse ever specifically states when predestination occurs 2) Predestination is never unto salvation 3) Predestination is unto adoption 4) Adoption is defined as the redemption of the body 5) Said adoption occurs at the resurrection 6) To bear the image of Christ's resurrection body is a...

I ask you all to be as careful with terms as you can be. Our Calvinist brethren often denounce conflation of terms. We are not talking about election here. The thread is about predestination unto salvation. And please define terms with cross-references, not general one-liners.

NOTE: I am placing this thread in the Calvinism & Arminian Debate forum because it will invariably turn that way. I am just saving time. With Mark Corbett's thread having been closed, I want to turn the attention on how to approach scripture when a single word or phrase seems to be the central...

Most Christians sooner or later struggle with questions about predestination. Many Christians don’t like the idea of predestination because it feels unfair. I think the problem is not with predestination itself, but with a lack of understanding about how predestination is related to...