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The belief that God has already predetermined our lives and our rewards or punishments is a mistaken understanding of the subject of predestination. Regarding predestination, Ephesians 1:5 tells us that God “predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself.” Speaking of Christ, verse 11 says, “In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.” Romans 8:29-30 adds, “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.”  In reading these scriptures, there are two ways we can understand predestination. One way is to assume that God has everyone's life already planned out and that He already knows what we are going to do. Another way to understand predestination is from the perspective that God planned the purpose for human beings in the beginning (to become His sons and daughters), although He doesn't know what each of us will do. Let's consider a few additional scriptures to see which way we should understand these passages.
** Would you elect to predetermine and ordain anything you don't know about?***

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