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Scripture Quotation Essay

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UNDERSTANDING DIVINE DESTINY

Kenneth Omeje Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.

Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. [Biblica]

Scripture quotations marked RSV are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright …show more content…

Regarding salvation, this doctrine of predestination argues that God predetermined the eternal destiny of those He wants to be saved by grace and has conversely destined the rest of humanity to eternal condemnation for their sins, and also for the inherited Adamic sin. Clearly, this doctrine of predestination transcends Christianity and is more or less a key doctrine of faith in virtually all of the world’s religions. Its history goes back to immemorial times – centuries and millennia before John Calvin even though the theology seems now to be most closely associated with Calvin and Calvinists. Elements of the Calvinist theology could be gleaned from the Old Testament bible tradition such as when Job in the midst of his afflictions declared to his cynical wife who was urging him to curse God and die: “shall one receive good from God and not evil.” As far as Job was concerned, all the evil afflictions, disasters and nightmares happening to him were directly predestined and unleashed by God. We certainly have better insights into supernatural realities today than the generation of

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