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Chapter 6. Predestination. Theological controversy over predestination Confusion in religious life. Affirm Predestination. Refute Predestination. Bible. Prosperity and decline Happiness and misery Salvation and damnation Rise and fall of nations. Section 1. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter 6
• Prosperity and decline• Happiness and misery• Salvation and damnation• Rise and fall of nations
Theological controversy over predestinationConfusion in religious life
AffirmPredestination
AffirmPredestination
RefutePredestination
RefutePredestinationBibleBible
Section 1Section 1
The Predestination
of God’s Will
The Predestination
of God’s Will
God God’sWill
Absolute, Unique,Eternal andUnchanging
Absolute, Unique,Eternal andUnchanging
Creation
Restoration
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Predestination of God’s Will: absolute
Section 2Section 2
The Predestination
of the Way in which
God’s Will is Fulfilled
Predestination of the Fulfillment of God’s Will: conditional
100% 95 % 5 %
FulfillmentOf
God’s Will
FulfillmentOf
God’s Will
God’sRespon-sibility
HumanRespon-sibility
Providence ofRestoration
Providence ofRestoration God’s Will ………Absolute
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Section 3Section 3
The Predestination
of Human Beings
The Predestination
of Human Beings
AdamEve
Person
God’ Commandment+
Obey
God’s Responsibility+
Persons responsibility
Goodancestors
Completethe mission
Predestination of Human Beings: conditional
Qualifications of central figureQualifications of central figure
5
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• Most fitting time and place
• Qualities during early life
• Requisite character
• Ancestral line with many good i1 accomplishments
• Chosen People
God’s Providence of Salvation: one point
Predestination of Providence of Salvation: central figure
Whole
Whole
Section 4
Elucidation of Biblical Verses
Which support the Doctrine
of Absolute Predestination
Rom 8:29 - 30
(Words about human responsibility omitted)
ForeknowPredestine
call
ForeknowPredestine
callJustifyJustify GlorifyGlorify
God’sResponsibility
HumanResponsibility
Fulfillment
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AccomplishmentOf God’s Will
• Depends solely on God
•Ignorance of relationship between God and Human responsibilities
• Depends solely on God
•Ignorance of relationship between God and Human responsibilities
• Absolute and complete predestination (Calvin)• Believed even in our day
• Absolute and complete predestination (Calvin)• Believed even in our day
