When you have the time [and inclination], will you to share with me your thoughts on predestination? Does it mirror Calvin's exactly, or do you like to cite other philosophers as well. What is the crux of your argument?
Regards. =)
The question is HOW that sovereignity of God is expressed.
I accept that God knew me before I was born (actually before the foundation of the earth. ) He knew evey soul that would be made.He planned each of us..being our maker He know the choices we will make based on the way we are made...
So our "free will "choices are always in accord with His will, as he made us in such a way that those would be our choices...there are no surprises to God. (As I noted to someone yesterday that God knew we were not having green beans for dinner..now I have the free will to select the dinner menu..but God made me in a way to hate green beans....so it was predestined we would not have green beans:>))
Eithor God is sovereign and fully in charge of the affairs of man or he is not God..