Predestined by God

Topic:  Predestined to be Called/Elected by God

Sub topic:  Predestined for the Session

   

Session -a period of time during which people are involved

in doing something together

Define Predestination –Foreknowledge-Meaning that our lives have been predetermined by God before we were born.  God chose those whom He foreknew would accept Christ.  He knew beforehand.    God’s ability is well acquainted with the future- Acts 15:18-Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.  

God has fixed the destiny beforehand of those who are and who are not of His election.  Predestination is the bringing to Pass of God’s election.  Predestination has all to do with our destiny.

Define Election:  Through the Grace of God He chose Christ Jesus for salvation to those who He knew would accept Him..  Election refers to the intention, process and result of making a choice.  It refers to an act of  the divine will.  The Hebrew word Bawkheer means to select, choose, or the person chosen. Election means that God has chosen to save those He foreknew would accept His  Son.  Ephesians 1:4-5 – According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love, having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.

Predestined for the Session

Romans 9:11- For the children being not yet born,(Jacob/Esau) neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth. (These babies lives were already mapped out by God before birth).  Predestined for the Session

Acts 9:15- But the Lord said unto him, (Ananias) Go thy way, for he (Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me to bear my name before the Gentiles and Kings, and the children of Israel.  The Lord did not want to answer to Ananias concerning Paul's past negative lifestyle.  God wanted Ananias to mind his own business and to know that He (God) had chosen Paul to be a great Apostle.  Therefore Ananias needed to go on with the work of the Lord and minister unto the needs of Brother Paul!

The Saints of God are predestined:

1.                 To be conformed to the image of Christ Ro 8:29-30

2.                  To become the children of God – Eph 1:5

3.                  To bring praise and glory to God – Eph 1:11-12