Renewing Your Mind Everyone Believes This Doctrine
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Mar 2, 2026 
R.C. Sproul, renowned Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, offers a concise mini-bio and frames predestination as a vital biblical question. He traces historical positions, reads key New Testament texts, and contrasts foreknowledge versus sovereign choice. Brief surveys of Augustine, Calvin, and others set the stage for a robust defense of the Augustinian perspective.
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Predestination Is A Biblical Choice About Salvation
- Predestination is a biblical term describing God's choice about our ultimate destination of salvation or damnation.
- R.C. Sproul reads Ephesians 1 and emphasizes predestination as God choosing before the foundation of the world, tying it to adoption and inheritance.
Discuss Predestination With Caution And Charity
- Approach predestination with sober caution and charity toward those who disagree.
- Sproul warns the doctrine raises more questions than answers and urges patience and the fruit of the Spirit in discussion.
Virtually Every Denomination Has A Predestination Doctrine
- Nearly every historic Christian denomination has a doctrine of predestination because the Bible speaks of it.
- Sproul lists Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Methodist doctrines as evidence that predestination is commonly addressed.
