It was all Decided
It was all Decided For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will. (Ephesians 1:4-5) As I read Ephesians 1:4, 5, the famous verse about ‘predestination’ I cannot help but think about the history of my immigration trip to Canada from Europe. A trip that had carefully been planned by my parents as they dreamed it over and again. To me this trip was like a predestination that started by a desire which I believe originated with God. God had given my parents soon after I was born the dream to one day make it to Canada as a family. Originally, predestination starts with a desire in God’s heart and end with our decision to live for him. That is the only interpretation I can give right now about predestination. A decision made by God ahead of time since creation to have ...