ElProximo |
17-08-2010 11:11 PM |
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Originally Posted by Omen
(Post 3666893)
I thought Protestant heathens didn't believe in all that freewill business, believing instead in predestintion ~ your fate is decided, whether you're going to heaven or hell, from the day you are born, (if not even before).
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No.
Some of the reformers and thinkers and for example Presbyterians have some discussions about this.
Contrary to popular opinion, Predestination is not exactly a 'doctrine' in the Presbys.
One way to actually see this is to Wiki 'predestination' and the reason you can see just ENDLESS statements about 'what Presbyterians believe' is because... ... its an idea. Not a doctrine.
But here is the thing with that idea. In a real way it doesn't matter for us.
Put it this way:
We can suppose that God can look down the corridors of time and see into the future.
This doesn't change free will. It wont affect us,
but,
its also something that is 'senseless to us' in a sort of sense you could explain 3-D to a 2-D person in a 2-D world.
But anyways.. no, its not a 'Protestant' thing and even in the denoms that do accept is - its more an 'idea' and not really a 'church doctrine' if you see what i mean.
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