{"id":717,"date":"2010-01-19T12:41:05","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T16:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/Correspondence\/?p=717"},"modified":"2010-01-19T12:41:05","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T16:41:05","slug":"predestination-vs-free-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/717\/predestination-vs-free-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Predestination vs Free Will"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks<\/span><\/p>\n

What is your understanding of predestination mention in Romans 8:29? and what is your view of Romans 9: 1-27 your help here would be much appreciated <\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks
\nBishop Elect George E. Moore, Sr. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Lets do it Again in 2010”<\/span><\/p>\n

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear sir:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The issue of Predestination vs. Free will is one that cannot be resolved with Scripture.\u00a0 It is undeniable that both are clearly taught in the Bible, and by our logic, we can never reconcile the two.\u00a0 “Whosoever will” is obviously contrary to “no one can come to me except the Father draw him.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Because the Scriptures teach both, it is unwise for us to choose one over the other.\u00a0 It is best for us to rest in the knowledge that our God knows the answer to your question, which is a question we all have asked at one point or another.\u00a0 But it is His secret.\u00a0 For us, it requires faith to humble ourselves to confess, with Moses (“the meekest man on earth”), that “secret things belong unto God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I encourage my congregation and my students simply to concentrate what God has revealed, and to leave the secret things to Him.\u00a0 He has a loving reason for keeping some things to Himself.\u00a0 And perfecting our knowledge of what he has given us to know will occupy our attention fully, all our lives.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

God bless you, and those with you.\u00a0 If you have any further questions or comments, I would be happy to hear them.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pastor John<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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