1 John 5:4-13 – "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
Introduction:
The subject of free will and predestination, as it relates to a man’s eternal salvation, is a difficult and exhausting subject to study. I, myself, have been "plumbing the depths" of this topic for the better part of two decades, and I STILL don’t fully undertstand it!
Predestination is a subject that serves as the cause of much discussion and debate in the Christian world. But the Bible does, in fact, address the subject, and, in fact, addresses it VERY PLAINLY, especially throughout the New Testament.
I have studied this subject, and hope to present in this outline a fairly simple, yet comprehensive, summary of the doctrine of predestination and human free-will, as it relates to our salvation in Christ. The outline is by no means exhaustive, but is meant to provide information for anyone needing to clarify this subject in their own hearts. I have also included a summary of several verses dealing with the subject of predestination at the end of the outline.
I hope this is helpful!
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