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  • Essay / The Election Debate: Predestination versus Free Will

    To some extent, faith binds everyone in the world. Faith is the binding agent for the Christians of the world. Faith brings disagreement, persecution, segregation, and in severe cases, death, all in an effort for a greater cause. Christians are those who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity is the least uniform belief system compared to many organized religions such as: Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and many others. Disagreements arise over topics such as: one's choice in life, how to get to heaven, whether Christians actually serve a tangible God, and much more. These questions begin to undermine the theology of Christians because their judgment becomes obscure. All arise from unbelief, and a certain issue, predestination or free will, causes disagreement throughout the world among followers of the faith. Christians must examine all facets of their eternal election. To begin with, John Calvin, the creator of Calvinism, originated the religious use of the idea of ​​predestination. Predestination is the plan that God gives to some to obtain eternal salvation (“Predestination”). This is the major belief of Calvinism. Predestination sparks great debate among Christian scholars. Calvin accepted the idea that all human beings are chosen by God to be placed in heaven or hell. Those who believe in predestination assert that God's offer of salvation is not a matter of human free will ("Predestination"). It is not the choice of humans to decide salvation because they are defective in nature and have carnal desires. God has a perfect plan to bring those who deserve heaven to heaven. God elects specific people because He understands whether they deserve heaven or hell (“Calvinism”). God is perfect enough to understand who is going to serve heaven and who is going to serve...... middle of paper ... what they believe, what the Bible has as proof. The Bible must be the solution to Christians' questions about election, because ultimately free will, predestination, or a mixed position on election cannot save those who oppose what Scripture has to tell them about how to live their lives. Elections must not become an eternal obstacle. Works Cited “Arminianism”. theopedia.org. Théopedia, nd Web. April 8, 2014 “Calvinism”. theopedia.org. Theopedia, sdWeb. April 9, 2014Doles, Jeff. “CS Lewis on Calvinism and Free Will. » Faithlog.com. Journal of Faith. December 30, 2008, Internet. April 10, 2014 Driscoll, Mark and Gerry Breshears. Doctrine. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010. Print version. English standard version. 2011 edition. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011. Print. “Free will”. theopedia.org. Théopedia, nd Web. April 8, 2014 “Predestination”. Christians.eu. Chrétiens.eu. April 16, 2013, Internet. April 8 2014