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Did God choose us? Or did we choose him?

Did God choose us? Or did we choose him?
Martin Luther and John Calvin have a belief that God chose us, or selected us as Christians before our birth and created the rest for damnation in hell. They base this theory upon the word predestination. It is obvious that the word predestination is BiblicalA, but the question is what does it mean? If Calvin and Luther were correct this means that humans did not choose God, but God chose them. The problem with this theory is that saying humans did not choose God makes the Bible to appear false. There are plenty of Bible verses that proclaim that you should choose Christ or claim that certain individuals have chosen Christ, or state that certain people out and out chose to not accept Christ .
On the other hand though, there are plenty of scriptures stating that God chose his people . So which is it? Did God choose us or did we choose God? I have often struggled with this question because there is evidence to support both si...

Posted by: Cinthia De Ruiz

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