Jeremiah
Johanan is quite the guy! As I was reading, I thought he would be a good guy, since he rescued the people from Ishmael, and then he goes and totally ignores Jeremiah's message from God! He and his followers were in such a position to be blessed by God, but threw that away by running to Egypt.
1 Peter
Peter seems to have a bent toward pre-destination. For example, 2:8 says that 'They stumble because they disobey the message - which is also what they were destined for.' And from a few days ago, 1:2 says '...who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father...'
Thoughts on pre-destination, anyone? Do you agree or disagree?
Because God is omniscient His foreknowledge is 100% accurate. He knows how we will we choose. On that basis He can "predestine" one to heaven and another to hell.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this is based more on uneducated opinion than on deep scriptural study! I am open to correction! (Salem House)