is everything predestination?
Everything that exists is predestined, even the reality of God permitting us the freedom to make choices without Gods total control. Nothing happens except what God knows, permits, and is a part of His plan. However, God permits people to do things He specifically did not desire the evil things mentioned in Jeremiah 5:28; 8:19; 12:8; Ezekiel 8:6) As Francis Schaeffer said in The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century: “We can glorify God, and both the Old and New Testament say that we can even make God sad. That is tremendous.” (Hymns for the People of God no.364) See also the next question for more info. Q: In Eph 1:4-5, should Christians believe in predestination? A: I had a fairly mature Christian once tell me that he did not believe in predestination. I happened to know that he read his Bible regularly, though I must admit I had my doubts, after he made that very foolish statement. Ephesians 1:5 and other verses show that believing in predestination is not an option for a Chris
