So, “take off the Calvinist glasses, it will help with your reading comprehension among other things” is practicing civility? And while you’re answering that, I’m still waiting on your definition. Of predestination/election (using Scripture as the standard).
Okay dude. You were being a jerk. Instead of having a healthy dialogue you insulted me FIRST and I’m doing so you were being a jerk. You clearly don’t want to have a dialogue about this topic for whatever reason. I won’t be responding to you anymore. Have a good Lord’s Day.
You haven’t explained what “setting the criteria is”. What is it? I’m not familiar with that phrase because I CAN read and the authors of Scripture do not use that phrase to define/describe presestination. So instead of being a jerk, engage in a healthy conversation about the faith of you care...
Biblically speaking, predestination is a work of God (not a criteria). “In love God predestined is to adoption” (Ephesians 1:4, 5). Here, Paul treats the act of predestination as a WORK, an ACTION that God DOES not a criteria).
Yes you did. You said I was not “predestined because I don’t MEET THE REQUIRED CRITERIA” (caps for emphasis). Meeting the required criteria would be the same as human ability ie I don’t have the ability to meet the criteria. God’s predestination/election isn’t based on a human meeting a certain...
Wrong again. Predestination doesn’t have anything to do with works or human ability. Predestination is according to God’s will and His purposes. Again see Ephesians 1:3-14.
That's not how predestination works. Predestination isn't a negative. For instance, the Lord predestines unbelievers to adoption as sons; the Lord doesn't predestine unbelievers to go remain in their sin and unbelief. See Ephesians 1:3-14.