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** David E. Pratte
** 841 Hillandale Dr., Antioch, IL 60002
** E-mail: dave@gospelway.com; On the web: www.gospelway.com
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Friends,
Calvinism teaches that each individual was unconditionally predestined or foreordained by God's sovereign decree before the world began. This predestination or foreordination is unconditional in that it has nothing to do with the will, choice, obedience, or character of the individual. Those who are saved and destined to eternal life are said to be "elect." The alternative to unconditional election is free will or free moral agency - the doctrine that salvation is conditional and each individual has a choice whether or not to meet the conditions of forgiveness. What does the Bible teach?
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Dave Pratte
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