Why I believe in double predestination
Here’s some fancy logic for you, in a very low-level format.
(Originally posted on the WOTM School of Biblical Evangelism forum)
Where All men = A, some of A = a, the state of being elected to salvation = S, and the state of being condemed to hell = H. Meanwhile P = the state of being predestined. Keep an eye on P.
(S = ¬H) = T
(H = ¬S) = T
According to double predestination, A = P. Thus;
A = H
However through God’s grace a = S
As such, a = S and a = H
If double predestination is not true and only singular predestination, for want of a better word is, then a = P, thusly;
a = S, a = ¬P.
IF a = ¬P THEN a = S OR a = H and so
a = S, a = (S || H)
Ergo, either A = P OR ¬C, where C = Calvinism.
This presumes that
a) God and Salvation occurs in four dimensional space-time understandable by humans
b) the logic used by God is understandable by humans
However
If God exists outside of this reality (which, as it it created and He is the creator, He must do so)
and God is infinite then surely his rules of logic will be different to our own and we can begin to understand them fully.
Or to put it another way…
double predestination is wrong, preventitive grace is correct.
Tom
28 Dec 09 at 12:51 am