Sentences with phrase «predestined such»

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This very contradiction shows clearly that man and the Kingdom of God are not seen by Jesus in the light of a humanistic ideal of mankind, that man as such is not predestined for the Kingdom.

Theologically, it really doesn't matter whether an all - knowing God would choose to predestine most of his creation to eternal torture, or just know that by specifying such a tight requirement (Jesus — through word of mouth — or Hell), most of humanity would end up in Hell.

But, I do want you to explain one thing: If you know that some go to heaven and some hell, and if you know that some are predestined to heaven because they receive the gift of faith and others do not, and if you know there is no way to come to such saving faith on our own (which would be a work)... how can this be anything other than predestination to hell for those for whom God withholds that gift?

Nor is it probable that God predestined Adam to such a good, before he predestined Christ.

God foreknows who will have saving faith and upon seeing such faith predestines those persons to eternal life.

Jesus does not reckon with such a future; the future which Jesus knows is not that of man but of God, not under the control of man but predestined for man.

According to them, there had always been «enlightened ones,» Buddhas; and there are continually those who are predestined to be such, Bodhisattvas.

Ruth was born into poverty and was surrounded by such, she knew her «lot in life» was predestined and had no illusions that she could rise above where she was.

The important critic Philip Dodd regards the conjunction of Sean Scully with Eastern culture as natural and expected, since Scully is predestined for such a «dialogue».