tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706370502716265832.post3327679092748283055..comments2023-07-17T08:34:08.931-07:00Comments on Life Under the Sun: Does God elect some to damnation?Stephen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412126012825720noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706370502716265832.post-61059277323317157782009-03-09T13:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:19:00.000-07:00Stephen,Very interesting. Thank you for the thoug...Stephen,<br><br>Very interesting. Thank you for the thoughtful post.<br><br>I place double predestination under the "I don't know" catagory. Perhaps I'm afraid I do know. . .<br><br>Anyway, a verse I fight conflicting with double predestination is Matthew 25:41.<br><br>"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Matt. 25:41<br><br>He is speaking directly to the lost. So the lost condition is the context. But he says that hell was "prepared for the devil adn his angels." So, pressing the text, wouldn't that mean that hell was NOT prepared for men, but it became their destiny only after sin. In other words, they were not damned from the creaion of the world ?<br><br>I aprpeciate your heart and willingness to deal gently/honestly with a tough subject.<br><br>Blessings.David Squyreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16632008924923459612noreply@blogger.com