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He already knew who would accept Christ, so then, and only then did He predestin them to be fully drawn into the Father. The rest were never saved. And God knew that at the beginning.
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Laser 3w ago 💬 1

Neither.

God predestined who would be redeemed to Himself, not based on any works in them (like knowing who would voluntarily accept Christ which would mean none would be redeemed because all are God-hating and unable to come to Christ by themselves), but for God's own purposes.

1. God regenerates sinners of His own choosing.

2. Those regenerated hear the Gospel from God's saints.

3. Those regenerated are drawn into Christ by way of the Gospel, drawn in by way of God.

4. They are utterly unable to resist God's grace, desiring to be in Christ.

5. This perseverance stays with them even as they fall short an sin, ultimately leading to their preparation (and sanctification) for life ever after.

6. Christ raises them up on the last day, saving all whom the Father gave to him.

TLDR: you can't reject God. Those predestined to Christ have *less* free will than those who are free to continue in Sin, and thank God for that.

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Laser 3w ago

To believe that one can resist God's regeneration is to believe that God can fail to redeem His predestined people.

So no, nobody whom God draws into Christ is able to resist a life of repentance and sanctification, but this is to be desired when compared to a slavery of sin.