predestination
IPA: pridɛstʌnˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
- (Calvinism, specifically) The doctrine that certain people have been elected for salvation, and sometimes also that others are destined for reprobation.
- Destiny or fate.
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Examples of "predestination" in Sentences
- The effect of predestination is grace.
- Fatalism is the result of predestination.
- Just look at the concept of predestination.
- The book represents a predestination philosophy.
- Check the discussion on predestination for example.
- I thought you were a firm believer in predestination, David.
- Are predestination and foreordination intended to be synonyms
- "reprobation", so that the term predestination is reserved for the
- Thus, predestination is the logical conclusion of timeless omniscience.
- My parents’ Big Plan is called predestination, and this is what they do in times of crises.
- But even when man's supernatural end alone is taken into consideration, the term predestination is not always used by theologians in an unequivocal sense.
- Protestants believe overwhelmingly in predestination, which equates to “i deserve this cadillac because i am a good person and god judged me deserving of a cadillac.”
- Some notice, on the other hand, must be devoted to providence and to the particular aspects of providence which we call predestination and reprobation; and with a brief treatment of these which are elsewhere fully treated this article will be concluded.
- Here the doctrine of predestination is presented in its sublime and sacred aspect; there is a predestination of the holy, which is taught from one end of the Scriptures to the other; not, indeed, of such a nature that an "irresistible grace" compels the opposing will of man
- The doctrine of eternal decrees and absolute predestination is strictly embraced by the Mahometans; and they struggle, with the common difficulties, how to reconcile the prescience of God with the freedom and responsibility of man; how to explain the permission of evil under the reign of infinite power and infinite goodness.