and there is nothing we can do to save our salvation.
Augustine (Philosopher two)
Similarly Augustine believed "the potter has authority over the clay" (Romans 9) this illustrates God power over us. in the divine election in a
ccordance to his doctorine, God's choice
is to give grace to some but not all, as a result of this God determines who will be saved and who is righteous. Augustine claims: "God works
in the hearts of human beings to bend their wills wherever he wills"
Many philosophers share similar views, namely hard determinist, and believe humans do not have free will when acting in moral situations,
they believe there are prior causes. In spite of this human actions can not be condemned due to their actions being determined (which is where
predestination fits in as God has initally caused peoples actions.)
On the other hand, there are issues to do with predestination as soft determinist, liberteratist and many scholars argue that there isn't real free
will.
Luther (Philosopher three)
In addition to this Luther argued "If I am predestined, I shall be saved, whether I do good or evil. If I am not predestined, I shall be
condemned regardless of my works" was wrong, this completely goes against Jesus coming to save all of us, if we were all predestined then Jesus
coming had no impact and his suffering for the salvation of the world is being completely ignored.
Aquinas (philosopher)
Aquinas also argued against predestination, Augustine claimed (De Praed. Sanct. ii, 14) that "predestination is the foreknowledge of God's benefits."
But foreknowledge is not in the things foreknown, but in the person who foreknows them being God. Thereby, predestination is in the one who predestines,
and not in the predestined.
It states in Romans 8: "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son" illustrate Gods ominscients and
ominpotence as he knows all which will happen, one would assume presdestination but we can not comphrehend time the way God does, as humans we see
time as point A to point B, but God is immutable and has no beginning or end.
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carlotacharlie (student)
