1. What Does Predestination Have to Do with My Daily Life?
Q & A
You Asked for It 2009

2. Introduction
Our Question: “Predestination: Is this a valid point? If so, how does it apply to our lives?”

3. Introduction Tension between Predestination & Free Will
Limits of Predestination?
Some questions are left unanswered in the Bible

4. PERSONAL Predestination
Ephesians 1:5-6 (pg. 1156)
Adopted as His sons & daughters!

5. PERSONAL Predestination
Ephesians 1:5-6 (pg. 1156)
Adopted as His sons & daughters!
John 6:44 & 65 (pg. 1056) We need the Father’s help to come to Jesus

6. PERSONAL Predestination
Ephesians 1:5-6 (pg. 1156)
Adopted as His sons & daughters!
John 6:44 & 65 (pg. 1056) We need the Father’s help to come to Jesus
Acts 13:48 (pg. 1093)
“appointed for eternal life”

7. PERSONAL Predestination
Whoever calls on
the name of the Lord
will be saved!

8. PERSONAL Predestination
No one can come to
Me unless the Father
draws him.

9. CORPORATE Predestination
Predestined to Be CONFORMED to Christ Romans 8:28-30 (pg. 1119)
God’s eternal goal in everything is to make us more and more like Jesus!

10. CORPORATE Predestination
Predestined to Be HOLY & BLAMELESS
Ephesians 1:4 (pg. 1156)

11. CORPORATE Predestination
Predestined to Bring God GLORY
Ephesians 1:11-12 (pg. 1156)
Total Sovereignty Revealed
God’s goal is for us to bring Him glory.

12. Global Predestination
Psalm 33:10-11 (pg. 549)

13. Global Predestination
Cyrus – Isaiah 45
Major Empires Book of Daniel
Greek Empire – Developed Greek as the common trade language

14. Global Predestination
Cyrus – Isaiah 45
Major Empires – Daniel
Roman Empire – Pax Romana enabled missionary work

15. Global Predestination
Revelation – Events of the end of time before Christ comes

16. Conclusion:
COMFORT in CALAMITY

17. Conclusion:
COMFORT in CALAMITY
JOY in ELECTION

18. Conclusion: CONFIDENCE in WITNESSING COMFORT in CALAMITY
JOY in ELECTION
CONFIDENCE in WITNESSING