Refuting Predestination

Refuting PredestinationWhat is Predestination?Predestination is a major tenet of Calvinist denominations

God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatever comes to pass.Presbyterian Confession of Faith, ch. 3, sec. 1

God is directly responsible for all things that happenWhat is Predestination?Commonly applied to salvation

Takes individuals responsibilities out of salvation

Grace + Faith Salvation

Grace + Salvation FaithAre All Things Caused by God?God hates some things in this worldProverbs 6:16-19

Sin is an abomination to God

Everything God does is righteousPsalm 145:17

Sin and evil cannot originate with HimCan God be Resisted?According to the Bible, yes!Romans 13:1-2

Stephen declared that the council had done soActs 7:51-58Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit here

Can God be Resisted?Yet for many years You had patience with them, and testified against them by Your spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not listen.Nehemiah 9:30

But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit;so He turned Himself against them as an enemy,andHe fought against them.Isaiah 63:10

Can God be Resisted?According to the Bible, yes!Romans 13:1-2

Stephen declared that the council had done soActs 7:51-58Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit here

Temptation of evil comes, but not from GodJames 1:13-14

What Does God Say About Salvation?Salvation is, in part, up to usEzekiel 18:20-32

Ezekiel 18:20-2320Thesoul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.21But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.22None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live.23Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? says the LordGod, andnot that he should turn from his ways and live?

Ezekiel 18:29-3229Yet the house of Israel says, The way of the Lord is not fair. O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the LordGod. Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.31Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?32For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. Therefore turn and live!

What Does God Say About Salvation?Salvation is, in part, up to usEzekiel 18:20-32

God judges without partiality1 Peter 1:17

Predestined plan, not predestined man

Gods Predestined PlanNone should perish, all should repent2 Peter 3:9; 1 Timothy 2:4We should be children of GodEphesians 1:5Salvation made complete in Christs sacrificeEphesians 1:6,7Salvation would begin in baptism1 Peter 3:21; Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16