Predestination
The mere mention of the word "predestination" makes some folks uncomfortable. There is an automatic assumption that predestination is set against free-will.
I’m not naive enough to think that one little blog post and subsequent discussion will solve what smart people have argued over for centuries.
But wouldn’t it be refreshing to take the things we don’t understand about God and his redemptive work at faith value and assume . . .
. . . God knows what He’s doing.
. . . God’s eternal plan will come to pass.
. . . God’s people should behave like God’s people and just enjoy the redemptive ride.
We’re not the pilot or the co-pilot. We’re in the back seat on this journey to heaven. If we’d stop picking at each other and start looking outside the window we just might witness God’s redemptive work.
5 Responses to “Predestination”
The answer is yes with respect to "wouldn’t it be refreshing to take the things we don’t understand about God….." It has been my experience lately that fear of the unknown can paralyze a person, a church’s leadership, and a church. For us to move forward we must realize that God knows the outcome and He is in control.
I’ve been enjoying the view out of the window for a while now. It only took me a few decades to notice it was there.
I stopped trying to figure out God a long time ago. But since he gave us free will, why not use it? Why not be partners in this existence? Or better, co-existence.
I’m where you are on this. The more I try to "explain" the less it makes sense so I decided to just leave it up to God. I found out he is very capable of handling these things with or without our understanding!
I knew you were going to write that…
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