Questions tagged [determinism]
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How were the elect elected in Romans 11:7?
Romans 11:7 (ESV):
7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
How were the elect of Israel elected? Why were the rest not elected?
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Is God's foreknowledge (1 Peter 1) compatible with the belief in libertarian free will?
Foreknowledge is mentioned twice in the first chapter of 1 Peter. The first instance is found in 1 Peter 1:1-2 regarding the elect exiles:
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect ...
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Psalm 139:16 all my days "are" or "will be" written?
I am looking at Psalm 139:16 which the NRSV translates as:
In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.
But the "were written" is ...