[Missey_Lucy_Goosey]

This tells us that Salvation, a free gift, is ours to accept or reject. God’s sovereignty includes our free will. Our fate is predestined, but not predetermined.

Ah, the residue of Aristotelian philosophy which infected Rome through John Cassian.

"Predestined" means, "pre-ordained", by God.

[kosta50]

Predestined" means, "pre-ordained", by God

The Christian God does not preordain wickedness, other "Gods" notwithstanding.