The title of this post represents a search phrase that someone typed into a certain search engine which led that person to my site. I assume that “decreed” in this instance has reference to causation as in Calvinistic determinism. John Calvin was adamant that God did not permit the fall, but rather caused it (he recognized [...]
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Many Arminians see God’s election of individuals as based on God’s foreknowledge of faith. They see that primary election passages make reference to foreknowledge and even suggest that election is based on foreknowledge. They also see that faith is the primary condition for salvation found in the Bible. One is saved, and therefore elected, by [...]
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You can view Part 1 here. Calvinists, who deny that salvation can ever be lost, reason on the subject in a marvelous way. They tell us that no virgin’s lamp can go out; no promising harvest be choked with thorns; no branch in Christ can ever be cut off from unfruitfulness; no pardon can ever [...]
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