Augustines Predestination

Definition

Calvinist dogma that some are predestined from eternity to salvation and others to damnation as parts of the divine plan, independent of human will, manifesting God’s incomprehensible justice and glory.

Episodes

  • Double Predestination

Biblical References

  • Philippians 3:18-19 — For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they th
  • Romans 7:22; 2 Corinthians 4:16 — *For I delight in the law of God in my inner being. Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day. *
  • Galatians 5:6 — *For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight—the only thing that matters is faith working through love. *