Predestination? Choice?

I have a question.

Do you believe in predestination?

In places in the Bible, we are told that everything is pretty well wrapped up from the very beginning of time. God has chosen whom he will redeem.

On the other hand, in other places in the Bible, we are told that we should choose life—that we should choose the right way and spurn Satan. We are told to seek God while he may be found. Seek him and he will hear and answer.

Which is it? Is this one of those things we will not know until one day when we are with him in eternal life and can ask him questions? Maybe it’s one of those things we can’t know now.

Predestination? Choice?

http://connectionsgodandtheworld.blogspot.com/2006/12/predestination-choice.html

Half Believers

"Light half-believers of our casual creeds."

That’s what British poet Matthew Arnold said about people in the 1800’s in a poem called “The Scholar-Gypsy.” I think it is still a true indictment of us here in America today. We are casual believers. We often act on the Christian beliefs that don’t require a great deal of us and ignore those that do.

Are we too comfortable?

We like to think we control our own lives. We want to do whatever we want to do, and then when things fall apart, we want to take care of it ourselves, deal with it, solve it. We often make a mess of things. We often blame other people for our actions and choices. The Australian—The World has an article about this tendency, as seen specifically in the Mark Foley scandal.

The Bible teaches that we have a choice to give our lives fully to Christ.

What would happen if we really tried to live by the teachings of Jesus?

Half Believers

http://connectionsgodandtheworld.blogspot.com/2006/10/half-believers.html