Ordained And Predestined
Ordained And Predestined Acts 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. Webster's 1828 Dictionary for Ordain : 2. To appoint; to decree. As many as were ordained to eternal life, believed. Acts 13. Webster's 1828 Dictionary definition for Decree : 6. In theology, predetermined purpose of God; the purpose or determination of an immutable Being, whose plan of operations is, like himself, unchangeable. Way of Life Encyclopedia for Predestination : God planned man's salvation before the creation (Ephesians 1:5,11). This does not mean God arbitrarily chooses who will be saved and who will not be. He has revealed that He wants all men to be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4; John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9). God knows the future and knows who will receive His offer of salvation; predestination is based on God's foreknowledge and has more to do with...