Predestination is misunderstood...

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Dino246

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. Read genesis 3 and see if you can spot where God did not know what Adam or eve or where doing and make the suggestion. If your brave enough, to come out of doctrine briefly.
This is a discussion, not a game. I will be happy to discuss Scripture with you, but I will not play your game.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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no God had them walking in his garden, he trusted them, where they could have ate from the tree of life and lived forever.
Doesn't matter. God planned on people being saved through Jesus before He created earth.
He knew Adam would fail.
He planned because He knew Adam would sin.
God trusted Adam as much as we can trust a snake to bite us when messing with it.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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This verse tells me God never trusted Adam
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world
Adam came after the foundation of the world
 
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Doesn't matter. God planned on people being saved through Jesus before He created earth.
He knew Adam would fail.
He planned because He knew Adam would sin.
God trusted Adam as much as we can trust a snake to bite us when messing with it.
this verse matters first.

Before the punishment was set.

Did God know Adam and Eve had sinned

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
 

FollowerofShiloh

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this verse matters first.

Before the punishment was set.

Did God know Adam and Eve had sinned

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
God is making Adam be honest.

When you sin are you honest in repentance?
God already knows.
 

Genez

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no God had them walking in his garden, he trusted them, where they could have ate from the tree of life and lived forever.
God had them walking in the Garden knowing full well what the outcome would be....

The problem some have is they fail to see that God was teaching angels, and using man as a means to get them to see reality.
 
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Only 1 group of people are shown in Revelation 13 (those who worship the Beast) to have never been written in the Book of Life.
If there's others, can you show me?
My understanding of Gods Word, is that there are only two kinds of people. Those who worship God and those who worship mammon, which is to worship the Beast.

The Bible never described any third kind who may be serving both or anything like that.
 
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God had them walking in the Garden knowing full well what the outcome would be....

The problem some have is they fail to see that God was teaching angels, and using man as a means to get them to see reality.
answer the question please
 

Mem

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Meh, why should Calvin have all the fun?

Since ROSES was already taken, I think I found a flower that nobody has used yet.

Completely corrupt; Acceptance of guilt; Called to repent; Taking responsibility; Invitation Only (RSVP).

 

FollowerofShiloh

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My understanding of Gods Word, is that there are only two kinds of people. Those who worship God and those who worship mammon, which is to worship the Beast.

The Bible never described any third kind who may be serving both or anything like that.
There's people written in the Book of Life and people not written.
Then there's sinning against God and being blotted out/removed from the Book of life.

So agreed, 2 types of people. Those in the Book, those who find ways to remove themselves from the Book.
 

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The same line of questioning happens after the Fall

9 And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Where is Abel thy brother?'

You telling me God doesn't know Cain killed Abel?
the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.


Of course God knew Adam would sin.

God knew Abel was dead and still asked Cain, where's your brother at?
 
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The aim of Christian teaching IS NOT to arrive at a perfect set of truth claims about God and man. It is to be in the process of being transformed into a person more like Jesus Christ. People get hung up on the former and neglect the latter. That is not wise.
Christian teaching is supposed to teach believers about what Gods commandments, instructions and warnings are. The Bible is Gods message to believers, to keep us from falling victim to the lies of the enemy who is hell bent on contradicting Gods Word.

The enemy has infiltrated the Church and destroying it from within, so it's crucial that we rightly interpret Gods Word. Most Churches never preach about sin, judgement, predestination and they avoid preaching about topics which might make some visitors uncomfortable.
 
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There's people written in the Book of Life and people not written.
Then there's sinning against God and being blotted out/removed from the Book of life.

So agreed, 2 types of people. Those in the Book, those who find ways to remove themselves from the Book.
So, I can assume you believe all of humanity's names were written in the book and those who sinned against God had their names blotted out/removed.

That interpretation doesn't stand when applied to verses like;

Philippians 2:13 For it is God, who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

The above verse seems to indicate that it is God who works in His elect, both to do His will and to do it for His good pleasure. It indicates to me that Gods is at work in the lives of His elect. He doesn't do anything for those He leaves in their sin, (the non elect)
 

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So, I can assume you believe all of humanity's names were written in the book and those who sinned against God had their names blotted out/removed.

That interpretation doesn't stand when applied to verses like;

Philippians 2:13 For it is God, who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

The above verse seems to indicate that it is God who works in His elect, both to do His will and to do it for His good pleasure. It indicates to me that Gods is at work in the lives of His elect. He doesn't do anything for those He leaves in their sin, (the non elect)
Philippians is strictly about how God works within us once we're saved.
 
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the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.


Of course God knew Adam would sin.

God knew Abel was dead and still asked Cain, where's your brother at?
Again that's your opinion, that was said in totally different light.

He never said what have you done to two people or said where are you, not even knowing where they where hiding,

The fact is everyone of you knew what genesis 3 was suggesting, with the way I asked you to suggest, including @Genez @Dino246 @Cameron143, and even you where not prepared to make the suggestion first.

Because you all knew what it was suggesting, which if you had of suggested it, it would have suggested your opinions where not absolute,

And as always you where waiting for me to suggest it, so you could then go oh, or err, or nay, or what ever,

As this is what happens to people who are indoctrinated with opinion.

No it took someone else to make the suggestion who hadn't even been asked, who could clearly see it.

But you lot despite numerous attempts and umpteen requests all ignorantly refused to make the suggestion.

That's what you call hardened sir, 😊