The word predestination is a biblical word.

And because it's a biblical word,

all of those who have been diligent students of the Bible

have tried to understand what the Bible means by divine predestination.

Do you believe in predestination? As discussions of reform theology or what some call Calvinism I had among believers,

this is a topic that can lead to heated debate as those with different views wish to defend their position.

But as we were just reminded, predestination is a biblical word,

so we mustn't deny predestination, but instead seek to define it biblically.

This is renewing your mind on this Monday.

I'm Nathan W. Bingham.

This week, you'll hear messages from one of

R.C. Sprawls' classic series, Chosen by God. And to mark the 40th anniversary of the

publication of Chosen by God, when you give a donation in support of renewing your mind at

renewingyourmind.org, we'll send you a special 40th anniversary edition of the book

and a copy of the series on DVD. Plus, we'll unlock the messages and the study guide in the free

Ligeneer app. So be sure to respond this week and help more people to discover the teaching

that by God's grace has had a profound impact on so many

people's lives. Well, despite the debate, when it comes to predestination, R. C. Sprole

argues that every Christian believes in it. Here's Dr. Sprawl.

As I look at the history of Christian scholarship, we see that every great Christian teacher,

every theologian that the church has ever produced at some point or another has had to address this question of predestination.

And though there's wide divergence of interpreting the doctrine of pre-estination, and though there's wide divergence

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