In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious idea”. Today it says “doctrine that all events have been willed by god”. 2 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today.
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Predestination is a religious idea , under which the relationship between the beginning of things and the destiny of things is discussed. Its religious nature distinguishes it from other ideas concerning determinism and free will , and related concepts. In particular, predestination concerns God 's decision to create and to govern Creation , and the extent to which God's decisions determine ahead of time what the destiny of groups and individuals will be.1
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Predestination is a religious concept, which involves the relationship between God and God's creation.The religious character of predestination distinguishes it from other ideas about determinism and free will .Those who believe in predestination, such as John Calvin , believe that, before the Creation , God determined the fate of the universe throughout all of time and space.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Predestination , in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul .Explanations of predestination often seek to address the " paradox of free will ", whereby God's omniscience seems incompatible with human free will .In this usage, predestination can be regarded as a form of religious determinism ; and usually predeterminism .
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Doctrine that all events have been willed by God For other uses, see Predestination (disambiguation) .Juan de la Abadía el Viejo : Saint Michael Weighing Souls Predestination , in Christian theology , is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God , usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul . Explanations of predestination often seek to address the " paradox of free will ", whereby God's omniscience seems incompatible with human free will . In this usage, predestination can be regarded as a form of religious determinism ; and usually predeterminism , also known as theological determinism .
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Doctrine in Christian theology This article is about the Christian doctrine.Juan de la Abadía el Viejo : Saint Michael Weighing Souls Related topics Art Adherents Criticism Culture Ecumenism Liturgy Mission Other religions Persecution Prayer Sermon Symbolism Western society Worship Sabbath in Christianity Gregorian calendar Glossary Index Outline Christianity portal v t e Predestination , in theology , is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God , usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul . Explanations of predestination often seek to address the paradox of free will , whereby God's omniscience seems incompatible with human free will . In this usage, predestination can be regarded as a form of religious determinism ; and usually predeterminism , also known as theological determinism .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious idea”. Today it says “doctrine that all events have been willed by god”. 2 sections present on 6 October 2023 are absent today. Read the current article and compare.
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religious idea
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doctrine that all events have been willed by god
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