Predestination Flashcards
Predestination in teaching of Paul
Pauls letter implies that god has decided in advance who would be justified, many Christian’s believe this to be a distortion
Criticisms of Paul
People argue Paul may ave been trying to say god is omnipotent so knows what people will freely choose
Predestination in the teaching of augustine
Predestination is an act of grace - human good is a result of election
Augustines key beliefs
Humans cannot understand the will of God
God predestines some to his kingdom - leaving others to suffer in hell
Criticism of augustine
Pelagius argues that predestination is incompatible with free will
Calvin on predestination
God decided before creation who would be saved, because all of humanity deserved hell - gods act of electing is an act of grace
