thistle93
Puritan Board Freshman
Hi! I believe that predestination is always to salvation (single) and never to damnation. That God is active in electing some to salvation by regenerating them and passively passes over others and allows them to perish according to their own free will (which will never choose God). To one mercy is shown and another is shown justice. So that all those who end up in heaven can only give credit to God and all who end up in hell can only blame themselves not God. I know there is a differing of interpretations in this area but would this view be in the majority or minority or reformed thought today (especially those such as Piper, Sproul, MacArthur, ect...) and is this different compared to what was historically the view of the reformation and puritans. It seems that those who are not antiquated with reformed theology automatically assume that all calvinists believe in double predestination and then want to tell you that therefore you believe that it is God who actively send people to hell, when in actuality I believe it is the fallen nature of the sinner that is spiritually dead that is responsible for their fate. Thoughts?
For His Glory-
Matthew
For His Glory-
Matthew