Paul did not say that God predestinates what He foreknows—i.e., choices that will be made in the future. Rather, God predestinates whom He foreknows. He predestinates specific people. For Paul, these truths are a source of assurance to the believer. In Philippians 1:6, he insists that “he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ…...
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In Philippians 1:6, he insists that “he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ….” Our security comes from the knowledge that, as the author of Hebrews puts it, Christ is both the author and finisher of our faith. Introduce man’s freedom into the equation, and you introduce doubt: “I know that God will do His part, but have I done mine?” Man’s Responsibility Free will is an argument used against Paul in the New Testament, the argument used by the Roman Catholics against the Reformers, the argument of the Enlightenment against the Puritans...
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