We believe in the absolute
predestination of God in all things! "He worketh all things after the counsel of
His own will." (Eph. 1:11). There is nothing that happens by chance. But does
this belief cause us to live in a kind of stoic indifference and fatalism?
Certainly not! Paul also said to the Ephesians, after He told them about the
absolute predestination of God, "Be very careful how you live - not as unwise,
but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."
(Eph. 5:15-16). He said the same thing to the Colossians in Col. 4:5. Yes, we
believe in the absolute predestination of our God in all things. And we also
believe that we are commanded to and responsible to "make the most of every
opportunity". If your belief in predestination makes you fatalistic and
indifferent, you do not believe in Biblical predestination.
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